Possible Broken Jaw Help needeed

[Xanafein]

Well, As some of you may recall, I have been keeping a Female dwarf Retic for going a year now

Earlier Today when i walked past her Cage, She struck at the Glass Rather violently. Now She ate Yesterday evening, so Some aggression I expect, however at this time, her lower jaw on her right side is bent up and in slightly, I took a look, and there is very little blood and im not sure if its just unhinged and she will realign or if its possible her strike on the glass may have broken her jaw


Pictures will come as soon as I get a friend to help me hold her steady while i take a few pictures, she is still in full on feed mode so it is not possible for me to take them alone


As always thank you for your time and your assistance

[marvelfreak]

I'll wait for pictures but try not to stress her out to much.

[Xanafein]

Im going to go at it carefully with a sterilized plastic rod to hold her mouth open while my friend takes the shots, if you have any suggestions for holding her steady, or getting her mouth open, im all ears, I want to stress her as little as possible

[marvelfreak]

I am thinking you might want to wait a day if she just ate last night.

[Xanafein]

Alright, I will, I'm just worried, a quick search into potential causes yielded some scary horror stories


for now I will just open the front of her cage and take a shot or two of her mouth closed

[maximus30576]

My hog island done this and she finally re aligned on her own and was all good ,, dont get to worried yet , i would give her some time to work it out on her own .. I hope she is all good and not broken ..

[shaunyboy]

pictures asap please

mean time,check and make sure,that there's not a tooth stuck or hung up on the lip

cheers shaun

[Xanafein]

http://i47.tinypic.com/28jigpv.jpg

this is the only shot i could get without causing unwanted stress

as you can see her lower jaw appears bent inward


I did a check to see if the lip is hung up on the toith, and it is possible, its just really hard to say


I also got her to bite me on the arm, because when my carpet had a similar issue a while back, that corrected the issue, no dice here i am afraid

[marvelfreak]

I say a vet visit is needed.

[Tekpc007]

yep looks broken , need a xray to confirm.

[shaunyboy]

i had a jaguar python,that badly bruised its jaw striking the heater guard,while in a feeding frenzy

it hung out of shape and was no use at feeding time

he used the side of the tank to push the prey,into the left side of it's mouth because the bottom left jaw,would NOT move,it healed 100% after 3 or 4 months

an x ray at the vets,would give you peace of mind though
cheers shaun

[Xanafein]

That is what i was afraid of, Called my vet last night, Mad an appointment for my next day off, Hopefully this isn't to bad


In the future, do you guys have any suggestions to cut down on the manic striking when things walk by, Covering the cage front perhaps?

[shaunyboy]

That is what i was afraid of, Called my vet last night, Mad an appointment for my next day off, Hopefully this isn't to bad


In the future, do you guys have any suggestions to cut down on the manic striking when things walk by, Covering the cage front perhaps?

you could try giving her extra cover,to make her feel more secure

i use fake plants,with silk leaves,imo it gives them something to hide in

please let us know how it goes at the vets mate

cheers shaun

[millertime89]

Let us know what the xray shows. Could just have his gum caught on his tooth. I know Stephan Bakir's male did that last fall(ish). Same story too, smashed his face on the glass.