Ok so I got this common red tail boa about 2-3 weeks ago and the day I got her she was sheading and in the little pillow case the previouse owner gave me kinda helpt her to soon, and her head was dry. So i've been changing the water every day and paying a lot of attention to her mouth because I was afraid she was gonna get mouth rott, and now she deff. has mouth rott!!! I'm so mad at myself!!! I just dont know what to do!!! Any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks for ur time!

MATT

Sorry the pic. isnt better but atleast u can see kinda what I see

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Hi Boaboi3323,

The only way you are going to know for sure is to see a vet. Alot of people think that their reptile has mouth rot when it is not. Good luck!

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I agree. A vet visit is needed. That is the only way for sure to know what you have on your hands.
Besides if it is mouthrot, that is frequently a secondary infection that has been brought on by something else.

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so I took her in and she did have mouth rot!!! but I cought it in its begining stages so all I have to do is rinse her mouth out till it gets better! I'll keep everyone thats interested posted on her progress, but Dr. Talor(my vet.) said she should be fine by th end of the month! thanks for ur guys help and hope everything starts to go well!

that is great news!!!!!

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That's wonderful news! i hope it clears up quickly for you, good job catching it early!

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Good news! Catching something early on always makes it easier to deal with!

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good news that you caught it in time before it got worse! hopefully your snake will have a speedy recovery! good luck.

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So I allready see it healing and the redness is going away!! im soooooooooooooo happy and she seems to be getting to know me, she dont pull her head away while im rinsing her mouth and dosent give me that strike pose when I open her cage!

I guess I didnt tell u guys I just adopted her about three weeks ago. When I got her she was in a small pillow case in which she was transported in from IL. To me in WI. her cage they had for her had cedar garden mulch, a 6'' boul for her water dish and a 75w house hold bulb and nothing else for a heat sorce. The pillow case started to prematurely shed her head and tail(which is now very dry and I think thats how she got mouth rot) thats how small it was, and now her right eye is also dry and might be damaged. But three weeks from now and there should be major improvement!! so thats the story!

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She's on the right, and thats my very healthy male on the left!

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That great to hear! Have you kept her quarantined from your male since you've had her? Best to keep them apart for at least a month, to ensure he stays healthy .

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