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I noticed something unusual about my little hog recently, and I have not a clue what this is. It seems like one side of the upper jaw is inflamed. some pictures are posted...if anyone can help me please do I have no idea what is going on. If anyone can shed soem light, and help me help my snake I would appreciate it greatly

thanks

Joe

and an underside view

one more udnerside one

This will require a trip to the vet for cleaning and antibiotics. Stomatitis is usually a secondary condition to other problems, so make sure you completely evaluate your setup.

PS- It's better to describe the problem in the subject line rather a generic Help plea that everyone uses.

Good luck
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I was actully wondering if it was mouth rot, I have a book on Reptile diseases, and I read abit on it and wasn't sure. I plan on calling the vet today and bringing him in.

Mouth rot is kind of a catch all term for any inflamation in the mouth. You need to determine what caused the inflamation and that's usually a husbandry issue (substrate lodged in the mouth during feeding). I'd definitely take a trip to the vet to get a swab of the area for lab tests and to clean out any diseased tissue. Based on the results of the tests, your vet can begin antibiotic treatment. Just curious, what substrate are you keeping the snake on? Do you feed the snake on the substrate? During the healing process, I'd switch to paper to remove all doubt. I hope the vet can give you some definite answers to the cause of the infection. Good luck!

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