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Injured mouth
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:32 pm
by Felmarg
My skink has two scales on the right side of the lower jaw that are kind of a caramel color right near the mouth. I looked up mouth rot, and I don't think that is it. He has had it for about 1 week and a half. It had gone away a bit, but it seems that it has gotten worse to what is discribed above. I am going to fully clean his tank just in case. Is it possible he bit something hard and broke the scales? Sometimes he bites the edge of his food dish a bit when he eats.
Sorry I can't get pics, but if anyone has any advise I would greatly appreciate it!
Oh, and I also went to Petco to get crickets (for my toad) and some Aspen, and found Spot's Stew on clearance for $2.40, but when the guy rang it up it said $.70, and I had a 10% off coupon. So I ran back and grabbed 12 cans of it.
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:39 pm
by Tili
my skink chewed on a plastic peice of a fake plant.. and same thing happened so i freaked out and searched mouth rot like crazy too.. but it healed and is fine.. it sounds like you have what mine had.. but if your not certain.. get it checked
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 4:29 pm
by Zach
Wow, wonder if that spot's stew sale is nation-wide?
It could be food drying on the sides of his mouth...can you put up a photo?
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:52 pm
by Felmarg
It is not dried food, I tried rubbing it with a damp towel. Sadly, I am unable to use a camera right now.
The Petco guy said that the store would probably no longer stock Spot's Stew so thats why I got so many. At $.63 a peice with my coupon it only cost me a little over $7.00 to get 12 cans. I hope that it is only that store so it can be purchased elsewhere.
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:17 pm
by Fatal_S
Felmarg, you should buy many, many cans at the next sale and send em up to me ^.^ Haven't found it in Canada yet.
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 1:25 am
by Leigh
If it doesnt look blatently like mouth rot and a shed is due , keep a close eye on it and see if the damage is rectified with that.
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 1:06 pm
by Felmarg
Thanks everyone! After looking more closely I think that they are damaged scales, and I think I found some scales on the snout that grew in a bit wrong, but I'm pretty sure it will grow out with the next shed. If it doesn't then I will worry about it more.