snake tongues

[maverick]

Hello everybody! I have a few baby garters and I have 3 right now that are doing something strange. They just ate a few hours ago and it seems that their tongues are hanging out of their mouth. Sometimes they their mouth is open on one side but the tongue is just hanging out. Should I be concerned?

[guidofatherof5]

What did you feed?

Never heard of a situation like this.

[maverick]

I fed them salmon. Same thing they always eat.

[guidofatherof5]

I fed them salmon. Same thing they always eat.

Where is the salmon from? Not the store but where is it raised or caught?
Fresh or frozen?
What else are you feeding besides the salmon?

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

need pictures.... have never, ever heard of this happening before and if it's actually their tongues, something's seriously wrong....

[maverick]

The salmon is frozen wild caught. I have been feeding all my snakes this for a while until they get big enough to eat pinkies. Never seen any of them do this. Its almost like something is irritating their tongue. Im trying to get pics up.

[guidofatherof5]

Sounds nerological.
Where is this fish from? Country of origin?

[maverick]

I get it from walmart. It says alaskan on the package. But like i said I have been using this for a while so I dont know. But 1 snake that didnt eat is doing it also. I also cleaned out their cages today.

[guidofatherof5]

What did you use to clean it out. Any cleaning chemicals?
Sounds like it might be some kind of reaction to some chemical.

[maverick]

I keep them in tubs so i just rotate out dirty ones with clean ones. I wash those with dawn and just rotate them out.