My big male gopher's mouth isn't shutting all the way on one side. It happens from time to time but usually goes back to normal. Lately its staying open just a bit. He does have a very small head for being over 5 feet. I never feed him anything bigger than an adult mouse. Anyone else have this problem?
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Gopher's mouth not completely shutting
skronkykong
May 19, 2007 04:54 AM
Replies (3)
azatrox
May 19, 2007 09:25 AM
What kind of bedding are you keeping him on? I keep my Pituophis on aspen bedding, but I still have to be careful around feeding time....sometimes a piece of aspen can get lodged in the snakes' mouth, causing distress to the snake. You might want to take your snake out and examine his mouth....he might have a piece of bedding stuck in there somewhere....If left untreated for long enough, it could abcess and then you've got other problems....
Good luck...
-AzAtrox
skronkykong
May 20, 2007 11:44 AM
Actually just it went back to normal, like it has been before. So I dunno.
markg
May 22, 2007 11:35 AM
Do what azatrox said. I have also seen where a snake's jaws will become misaligned (for lack of a better word), and after a few hours they yawn and get it back. But I would take a peek for a piece of bedding just to make sure.
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Mark
