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Kera
07-05-13, 12:11 PM
So I was looking at my Coastal, and I noticed on the left side of her mouth the skin is kind of weird? I have no idea what this could be. She seems perfectly healthy and everything though! I dunno. Help? :) one is a close up of her face with the side with the bump or whatever, another is just for fun (her "standing" in the grass behind my house:P )
shaunyboy
07-14-13, 01:23 PM
make sure theres not a tooth stuck on the lip

if not a trip to the vet will shed some light on it mate

cheers shaun
Starbuck
07-14-13, 01:35 PM
that is not a birth defect.

could be a mouth abscess (reptile abscesses can be latent for long long periods of time), swelling from a foreign body/substrate stuck under the gums, a tooth infection etc.... (lots of options).

do you notice her rubbing that side of her face a lot?
If you have the means i'd consider getting her to a reptile vet who might have a better idea of how to fix it.
formica
07-14-13, 01:36 PM
duplicate post


http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/morelia-spilota/100674-what-my-coastal.html
Amadeus
07-14-13, 01:41 PM
You have another thread for this.

This has happened to my ball before. I noticed a similar opening in the mouth and I checked it out. There was a small, slender piece of cypress mulch that was caught under a tooth. I got my trusty tweezers, cleaned them, and took the piece of mulch out. In a few days the snake's mouth looked completely normal. Before you spend a lot of money on a herp vet take a look for yourself; it could be a piece of substrate or a caught tooth. If it is a pussy or scabby area I would take it to the vet .

Smy, Franks. See I help. =]
Kera
07-14-13, 02:00 PM
yeahh id idn't think this one posted;P sorry guys.
ErikBush97
10-15-13, 02:11 AM
Is it just me or does it seem like there's a bubble on her mose in that picture?
Kera
10-15-13, 03:09 PM
Is it just me or does it seem like there's a bubble on her mose in that picture?

There was. it was a bacterial infection. It's been treated for and is almost completely healed now. :)
ErikBush97
10-15-13, 06:08 PM
There was. it was a bacterial infection. It's been treated for and is almost completely healed now. :)

Good to hear! :D
Kera
10-15-13, 07:00 PM
Good to hear! :D

Thank youu :)