Great News!!!!!

[Nikki Gervais]

Guess what!?!?!?!

I left a bunch of mice fuzzies on the shore for my caiman last night and when I woke up a few minutes ago I discovered he had gobbled them up!!!!

I'm soooooo happy he is finally eating on his own!!!

That was the best surprise!!! :D ^_^

All that was left was a toastd head he had kicked underneath the heat lamp lol. When I went in to remove it and one other lil piece stuck to the wood he didn't hiss or anything, he just sorta watched me lol. Was really cute! I'm glad he finally has a full belly on his own. :)

Now one thing I want to address is what looks like some type of bacteria he has on him. When I got him he had a sort of brownish stuff inside his mouth, I don't know what it is so I figured I would wait till I got him eating to check into it further because I didn't want to stress him. It almost looks like a stain but I rubbed it with a Q-tip and some warm water and it did not come off.

So what is it exactly and how do I get rid of it so he can have pearly whites?

There is one more thing I would like to discuss also, I'll post on it when I get help with his dirty mouth. :p

[crochunter]

I'm glad to hear that he's eating on his own.

[Nikki Gervais]

He ate again last night! woowho! :) :D

[SilverTongue]

gratzzz :) post a pic of the fat happy lil guy :)

[jason h]

hey nicky congrats!! as for the mouth thing it would be easier if we had a pic if it is on the roof of his mouth and is a little more on the grayish side that is normal and if it is in the bottom around his tongue and is more on the yellowish side that too is normal if it is a brownish right on his teeth i wouldnt worry about that either as they constantly loose there teeth and many times the ones that are going to fall out turn a brownish colour, but again without a pic its very hard to call,but as always if is concearning you than i would get him to a (qualified) vet.i hope this helps,

[Nikki Gervais]

Ok I'm not quite sure where this pic comes from but the brownish stuff inside his mouth looks like that. Except he has more. Some right in the teeth grooves and everything. :(

Any idea what it is and how I can get rid of it?

I have never seen it on a caiman before, nor have I found any literature about it. :(

I am in the process currently of finding a vet whom I trust enough with him.
If it is nothing serious and I can clear it up, I will do it myself.
The vets around here are not trustworthy at all.

Please et me know what you think so I don't have to worry about my lil guy.

[sparkon16]

hmmm a close up if possible because it just looks like his tongue has colour, thats it, that is natural! I think lol!

[casacrow]

congrats Nickki !!!

[Ontario_herper]

That yellowish colour is quite normal.

[lance]

woohoo hes eatin on his own right on

[derek]

thats great to hear that he is eating on his own. how often do you feed him?

[Nikki Gervais]

I feed him small meals every two days.

[derek]

kool do they eat live prey?

[Nikki Gervais]

No he feeds on frozen/thawed. He could eat live prey but is not given the chance.