Mouth infection or something ??

[BLUESIRTALIS]

That looks a lot better! I think as long as you keep him seperate and keep his mouth clean it should heal up just fine. I would continue to keep him on paper towels until it clears up to keep bedding from getting stuck in his mouth.

[RedSidedSPR]

Thanks I'll keep him where he is.

Should I be feeding him or not?

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Thanks I'll keep him where he is.

Should I be feeding him or not?

I think it would be ok as long as you clean it after he eats.

[ConcinusMan]

Should I be feeding him or not?

Not unless you want him to survive. I find they don't do very well if you don't feed them.

[d_virginiana]

Especially clean it after worms. If any of the grit from inside them sticks to the exposed part it can start the whole infection back up again.

[RedSidedSPR]

Just fed and cleaned him

This is what I was afraid of and why I asked.



My attention was on the other 6 snakes eating during most of his meal, so I have no idea how that happend.

For the record, when using the needle, if anything I was overly cautious. There was very little bleeding. It's not like it's some gaping wound that should ever even bleed again

Blood could be from the pinky but I didn't cut it or anything.

[guidofatherof5]

Done correctly it should bleed readily. You can apply a little pressure on it with a paper towel and after a few moments it usually stops.
I will do a video on the procedure the next time I have a snake that need it.

[d_virginiana]

Any way you can separate him from the others just for a week or so? Being in a tupperware container or something with newspaper would cut down on debris that could get into his mouth and keep food fights from happening. Plus it'd give you a better chance to keep an eye on him.

I mainly go by swelling and tissue color... If the swelling doesn't get worse and the tissue still looks pink and healthy, then try not to freak out too much over just the bleeding

[RedSidedSPR]

As long as the bleeding is normal. And yeah obviously it bleeds readily I didn't mean it didn't. Just didn't realize it would/should bleed again.


He's in a separate 5.5 gallon tank with paper towels. His swelling is almost not visible.

[d_virginiana]

As long as the bleeding is normal. And yeah obviously it bleeds readily I didn't mean it didn't. Just didn't realize it would/should bleed again.


He's in a separate 5.5 gallon tank with paper towels. His swelling is almost not visible.

I'd still monitor it for a couple weeks in case anything flairs up again, but it sounds like he's in the clear