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i get home from work i my big male albino corn was dead. i had made a vet appoiment for him today but i guess i waited to long to make it. he had been just laying around and not eating the last couple weeks i though it was becaues it was that time of the year, i was wrong i tryed to feed him on monday (a small mouse)and looked like he was going to eat but he could only open the left side of is mouth the right side wouldnt open and i have no clue why?so i called the vet and was going to take him today. this really sucks sorry to babble just mad at my self for not seeing this sooner

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I'm not sure if it's true of snakes, but I know when I kept doves, they NEVER let you see them be sick. A natural prey response is to not let the bigger creatures know your weak. Whatever happened to your poor guy, I don't know, but I'm sure it wasn't for lack of care. You did the right thing by making him an appointment, a few weeks of not eating seems pretty par for the animals, so I probably wouldn't have made an appointment any sooner than you did. Don't be too hard on yourself.

can you open the mouth now and see if there's a sore there or anything?
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Dianne
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his mouth looked normal, i wonder if he could have broken his jaw? as soon as i can find a vet that can do a xray for cheep il find out then

ya know, if you know anyone who works in clinic that has x-rays there, you may be able to get it done free somewhere after hours. When I worked in a pediatric clinic The doc's there let me x-ray my anorexic cat after hours. x-rays aren't cheap, but if you "know" someone People and animal machines are the same
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Dianne
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yeah i put him in the freezer for now, until i can find some one or come up with the money to get a xray done. and thanks for your replys