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Rainbow mouth question

loukor2 Feb 17, 2008 02:17 PM

Can preshed cause a rainbow to open and close he mouth often and/or sit with it slightly open? He has no other sign of mouth rot and Im wondering if anyone has seen this behavior before. Here is a picture of Mojo.

Thanks,

Lou
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Replies (3)

flavor Feb 17, 2008 02:25 PM

Lou can you post a better pic? Very hard to tell but it looks like mild respiratory infection. Any bubbling/mucus from the mouth or nostrils?
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

flavor Feb 17, 2008 02:46 PM

Sometimes RI-like symptoms can develop before a shed. It has to do with the clogging of nasal paasageways due to the swelling/loosening of surface tissue. After the shed, sympoms should pass. If they don't, let us know.
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

strictly4fun Feb 17, 2008 07:54 PM

best of luck with everything Lou and definately keep us updated cuz that one looks very nice
Bob

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