munchy
12-16-03, 08:41 PM
okay its like this. my bp has recently slowed down his eating due to winter im guessing but will still eat occasionally eat a mouse or small rat. i got him to eat a sub-adult mouse last night. that was the first time in a couple weeks i have been able to get him to eat. he is being kept at 90* on the hot side and about 80-82* on the cool side. humidity 50%. i dont know if any of that is relevant to my problem but i just wanted to provide some info.
so today i had him out of his enclosure for a while and he seemed completely normal, moving around and checkin things out like he always does when i have him out. after having him out for about 20 minutes i noticed something. when he would flick his tongue onto my skin, there would be little spots of red stuff which resembled blood. in fact, as much as i want to think it wasnt blood, im pretty sure it was.
does this mean it is time to go see a vet? is it possible that he maybe bit his tongue? has this happened to anyone else? what could it be? perhaps blood left over from a small feeding last night? the outside of his mouth appears fine. no cuts, scratches, or abrasions. the 'blood' is coming from inside the mouth. any help would be much appreciated.
so today i had him out of his enclosure for a while and he seemed completely normal, moving around and checkin things out like he always does when i have him out. after having him out for about 20 minutes i noticed something. when he would flick his tongue onto my skin, there would be little spots of red stuff which resembled blood. in fact, as much as i want to think it wasnt blood, im pretty sure it was.
does this mean it is time to go see a vet? is it possible that he maybe bit his tongue? has this happened to anyone else? what could it be? perhaps blood left over from a small feeding last night? the outside of his mouth appears fine. no cuts, scratches, or abrasions. the 'blood' is coming from inside the mouth. any help would be much appreciated.