Mouth infection or something ??

[RedSidedSPR]

Gum looks good, I don't see anything to worry about. I'll monitor him but yeah I think we're good. Thanks a lot for the help

[RedSidedSPR]

So i stopped treatment a week ago. It had cleared up 3 weeks before that, and I just kept treating the perfect-looking mouth for the 3 weeks, stopping it 5 days ago.

And now it's back. Totally inflated again

[kueluck]

I was reading back and you said you were using paper towel for substrate, still using this or something else? The reason I asked is because Sadie had a little lip problem like that also and it was because she would get a single piece of sani chip stuck. I treated her just as you did, but have changed my substrate back to carefresh until she is full grown, then going to try the sani chips again to see what happens.

[d_virginiana]

Can you put up a recent picture?
My baby that had a mouth infection last fall (from injuring his mouth by latching onto the silicon in his tank, of all things...) is still getting regular mouth cleanings because his mouth is still puffy just from scar tissue. Harley had a mild mouth infection when she was probably 4-5 months old, and even a couple months after her first birthday, her mouth would need to be cleaned out daily when she was on carefresh, and I still had issues keeping it from getting infected. Where the seal on the lips wasn't quite right, dust and crap would get caught in it, and inflame it a little, then more would get caught, ect.
After the infections were over I didn't treat, I just cleaned out with water every day or so.

I'd recommend keeping him on either paper towels or newspaper for an extended period. Mine all still burrow under their newspaper and seem happy on it.

[RedSidedSPR]

He hasn't left the paper towels since my post saying so..

[d_virginiana]

Any chance he could be getting ready to shed? After a mouth infection, the skin getting pulled tight around the mouth before a shed can make it look like it's getting infected again.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Agreed!

any chance he could be getting ready to shed? After a mouth infection, the skin getting pulled tight around the mouth before a shed can make it look like it's getting infected again.

[ConcinusMan]

yeah, that does happen. If the gums in the area aren't red and inflamed you're OK, a coming shed can make it look like it's swelling up again.