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Posted by: serpentcity at Sun Feb 1 22:38:07 2004   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by serpentcity ]  
   

...since the snake has eaten once since then I wouldn't suspect a broken jaw. Otherwise maybe. On rare occasions snakes will dislocate their jaws during feeding and take an inordinate amount of time to re-allign, like it sounds in this case. Leave the snake alone for several days then try a smaller food item. After this if the snake continues to exhibit symptoms I strongly recommend it be checked out by a HERP vet.
Scott J. Michaels DVM

   

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  • Help please! - abca13, Fri Jan 30 17:32:24 2004
    • RE: Help please! - DexterPython, Fri Jan 30 18:36:57 2004
    • You Are HereMy take on the situation... - serpentcity, Sun Feb 1 22:38:07 2004

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