Hi every one!
First of all, sorry for my poor english - I'm danish:-)

I'm writing this thread, because I hope some of you can give me some advice on mouth rot in Thamnophis.

I fear that my female T. s. parietalis has a great possibility of getting mouth rot. The problem is that I have tried to remove some shavings from her mouth after a feeding some days ago. (from now on I feed her in a separate box without substrate). I tried to be very careful when I opened her mouth, but unfortunately it resulted in a little bit bleeding in her mouth.

Have any of you experienced a great risk of getting mouth rot as a result of wounds in the mouth of the snake? or will it just heal up nicely if the snake is healthy in general?

I clear and disinfect the water bowl everyday.

But if she's developing mouth rot, do any of you then have some advice on curing it at an early stage?

The fear is overwhelming because I observed mating on the 15. march. So it will be a catastrophe is she's getting sick:-(

Thanks alot!!!