Dr. Kaplan,

Thanks for your reply to my question. If this were mouth rot, would the excess salivation be obvious to the naked eye or would we have to see inside his mouth to confirm? We can't see any bubbles but we see sand sticking around his mouth, which could possibly indicate that there is moisture around his mouth. I don't understand the potential relationship to his issue with the infectious stomatitis you mentioned, unless you are saying that the infectious stomatitis could be causing the mouth rot. Could this situation be caused by the pinkie he ate? We did take the snake back to the store where we got it and they think the snake may have a mild respiratory infection but they did not say anything about potential mouth rot. We are working to get his cage warmer to help. Would the snake still be opening & closing his mouth if it is mouth rot? We have not seen that behavior continue after Sunday.



Thanks!

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