but there are other possibilities : )

for your own experience and application (DS), it may be fine to do your own treatment. we do our own treatments all the time at PE. but that is after years of experience and working closely with a vet, so i feel comfortable and familiar with the specific situation. and yet there are still a number of problems that i go to the vet to get a professional opinion and diagnosis for.

the problem in this type of instance, and it is an important distinction, is that this keeper (and hundreds other just like him/her) seems to have ZERO medical experience and background, so even a "simple" treatment is something new, unfamiliar, and potentially disastrous.

that is not a bad thing, we have all been there.

without a basis of knowledge, any simple treatment can go horribly wrong and in the worst case scenario, kill the snake. it seems unlikely, but i have seen SO MANY simple situations result in dead reptiles, i just don't think it is responsible to encourage self treatment for medical issues when the keeper doesn't even have the experience to provide specific details and pics.

we all want the best for the animal, we just have different ways of achieving that. in this case, and ones like it that are posted ALL THE TIME, having an inexperienced keeper see a professional vet for a hands on diagnosis is the best option, and leads to the best chance of success : )

at this point, i would never take a snake to the vet for mouth rot, i can treat it fine here at PE, it is pretty simple and straight forward. but i would never suggest a new keeper attempt the same : )
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