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I have a few babies about 4 months old. They eat F/T rat pinks. I fed them last night, same size as they have been eating for 5 weeks.

I checked after an hour and one looks like he has dislocated his jaw. I waited till morning thinking he would fix it.. and it looks worse!

It looks like he has dislocated his jaw and the jaw bone looks like it is pushed farther back then it should be, actually pushing up from under the skin on the back of his head.

If I understand this correctly the jaw bone has to slide back and forth in the lip in order to expand.

It looks like he expanded too far and now the ligaments that allow him to expand have either broke or are hooked on a bone in the head??? causing it to stick and he can not fix. Since the jaw looks pushed back on one side the lip is essentially Empty and folded in odd ways.

Anyone ever see this or have this? Was it fixable? I called my vet and he is in surgery until 5.. .but said to bring him by and he would xray. The problem is he is under the impression if it happened once, it will happen again.

Any info you can give me is greatly appreciated.
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Thanks
Shawn Morelan
www.Southernboids.com

one of my baby boa happen this once and it took 2-3 days till he gets the jaw back in position, perhaps you shoud wait another day or two before getting to the vet. I think if they don't feel pain with dislocate jaw, then, perhaps they feel no hurry to put back the jaw in correct location.
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