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Hey, I just posted this in the lizard forum but i wanted to know about snakes too....

Hey I have a general question, what are some of the common causes, both husbandry and otherwise of mouthrot. The big one i knew, in water dragons anyway, was obbsessively rubbing against the tank but what are other causes, in both lizards and snakes? Any you have had experience with would be great.

I dont have any animals with mouthrot but i was just trying to gather some more knowledge. I realized the other day, when someone asked me for other causes, that i couldn't think of any. I was sure i had known more at one point but must have forgot

Thanks for the input everyone!
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0.1 Bearded dragon
0.1 mexican kingsnake
1.0.2 Leopard Gecko's
0.0.1 Rose Hair Tarantula
1.0 BTS
0.0.1 Reverse Okeetee Corn
0.1 Bullmastiff
4.1 Cats

1)filthy cages,
2)mouth injury, usually coupled with 1 above,
3)RTI (resp tract inf)leading to mouth rot
couple these with poor nutrition and poor environment, can lead to mouth rot...

Scott J. Michaels DVM
Serpent City

Thanks, the first two were the ones i could think of. So respitory infections can simply lead to mouthrot if left untreated?

Interesting...thanks
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0.1 Bearded dragon
0.1 mexican kingsnake
1.0.2 Leopard Gecko's
0.0.1 Rose Hair Tarantula
1.0 BTS
0.0.1 Reverse Okeetee Corn
0.1 Bullmastiff
4.1 Cats

...constant contact with secretions coupled with the tiniest of cuts/abrasions, particularly from the snake rubbing to remove secretions---->secondary complication....sjm