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12-22-12, 03:06 PM
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mouth infection ahaetulla prasina
Hi everyone, i recently bought a asain vine snake (A. prasina) at a reptile expo. im keeping her in a 35 gallon tall terrarium with proper fake leaves,vines, make shift trees that i made etc.. i have a humidifier keeping the humidity around 70-80 % according to my hygrometer and tempature is about 80 degrees celsius, so im sure on her habitat being correct as she eats fine. anyways what im worried is a couple days ago i noticed one side of her mouth not closing all the way and kinda like clear mucous when i inspected her mouth. her tounge is still forked not stuck together and i noticed a small black bump on near her spine to almost looks like a scab (im gonna try and get a clear pic of the bump and her mouth) im wondering if there is some kind of anti-bacterial substance i could apply to the infection. thanks in advance 
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12-22-12, 03:21 PM
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Re: mouth infection ahaetulla prasina
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Hi everyone, i recently bought a asain vine snake (A. prasina) at a reptile expo. im keeping her in a 35 gallon tall terrarium with proper fake leaves,vines, make shift trees that i made etc.. i have a humidifier keeping the humidity around 70-80 % according to my hygrometer and tempature is about 80 degrees celsius, so im sure on her habitat being correct as she eats fine. anyways what im worried is a couple days ago i noticed one side of her mouth not closing all the way and kinda like clear mucous when i inspected her mouth. her tounge is still forked not stuck together and i noticed a small black bump on near her spine to almost looks like a scab (im gonna try and get a clear pic of the bump and her mouth) im wondering if there is some kind of anti-bacterial substance i could apply to the infection. thanks in advance |
Take it to a vet, I know people who had WC's that had internal parasites making bumps.
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12-22-12, 04:25 PM
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Re: mouth infection ahaetulla prasina
the mouth infection sounds like several differnt types, does it have any scars? blemishes? dry skin?
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12-22-12, 05:17 PM
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Re: mouth infection ahaetulla prasina
i think the bumps are parasites as im almost positive this is a WC snake so that makes sence. when i gently open her mouth i notice a lot of mucus inside. she doesnt have dry skin the humidifier has two ports both in her tank that takes care of that, as for scars only one on her neck (u can see it in the one pic) a few blemishes but shes a snake that eats geckos and anoles and they have really tiny sharp claws and sometimes they are in the cage for a few days before she eats them. also i noticed her open her mouth like a yawn yesterday and shes making noises that bring up mucus and the odd small bubble out the end of her mouth. as for vets ive yet to find one around me that isnt an hour or two away that specializes in reptiles.
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12-22-12, 05:45 PM
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Re: mouth infection ahaetulla prasina
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i think the bumps are parasites as im almost positive this is a WC snake so that makes sence. when i gently open her mouth i notice a lot of mucus inside. she doesnt have dry skin the humidifier has two ports both in her tank that takes care of that, as for scars only one on her neck (u can see it in the one pic) a few blemishes but shes a snake that eats geckos and anoles and they have really tiny sharp claws and sometimes they are in the cage for a few days before she eats them. also i noticed her open her mouth like a yawn yesterday and shes making noises that bring up mucus and the odd small bubble out the end of her mouth. as for vets ive yet to find one around me that isnt an hour or two away that specializes in reptiles.
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My brothers red tail green rat snake had parasites similar but red bumps. He used a humidifer and it gave the snake respiratory infection. You should invest in a mister and not a humidifer.
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12-22-12, 07:30 PM
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Re: mouth infection ahaetulla prasina
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as for scars only one on her neck (u can see it in the one pic) a few blemishes but shes a snake that eats geckos and anoles and they have really tiny sharp claws and sometimes they are in the cage for a few days before she eats them.
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Is that really a good idea to leave something that can seriously harm your snake in with it for days on end? I know you're not supposed to leave live rats or mice in with snakes, and I'm sure the same would apply to geckos and anoles.
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12-22-12, 08:27 PM
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Re: mouth infection ahaetulla prasina
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Is that really a good idea to leave something that can seriously harm your snake in with it for days on end? I know you're not supposed to leave live rats or mice in with snakes, and I'm sure the same would apply to geckos and anoles.
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imo if your only sure and not 100%,about Live Gecko's and Anoles,being the same as Live Rats and Mice,would it not have been better to ask,the experienced keeper,IF it would apply the same,as far as the prey causing injury to the snake...
instead of trying to tare him a new one,over something you are unsure of in the first place
re feeding live
i'm pretty sure these species wild caught will only eat live at first ? (anyone,please feel free to correct me )
also they are pretty hard to keep from what i remember,problematic feeders ? again i am unsure if i'm remembering correctly (please correct me,if i got it wrong folks)
to the op
sounds like at best an upper respiratory infection,hopefully it's not deeper down...
imo it may be worth getting a fecial test done,while your already at the vets,about the mucas
shes a very beautifull snake...
her vibrant green,the head shape and those eyes...
if i was to keep anything other than a Carpet Python...then it would be an Asian Vine Snake,i love the way they look
cheers shaun
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12-22-12, 08:40 PM
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Re: mouth infection ahaetulla prasina
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imo if your only sure and not 100%,about Live Gecko's and Anoles,being the same as Live Rats and Mice,would it not have been better to ask,the experienced keeper,IF it would apply the same,as far as the prey causing injury to the snake...
instead of trying to tare him a new one,over something you are unsure of in the first place
re feeding live
i'm pretty sure these species wild caught will only eat live at first ? (anyone,please feel free to correct me )
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...What? How - in what dimension of reality - was I trying to "tare (sic) him a new one"? I asked if it was a good idea. You need to unbunch your panties.
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12-22-12, 09:23 PM
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Re: mouth infection ahaetulla prasina
you do have a good point there, the anoles or geckos are to small to inflict any "serious" damage to her i just noticed they have sharp claws when i take them out of their enclosure to feed to her and they scratch me, i only put one in at a time to and even then its a max of two days before she eats it. also unlike rats or mice they dont have large incisors to chomp with, i never leave rats with my other snakes for more then half an hour. i breed and sell a small amount of rats and mice in my basement and save soo much money (enough to feed my python and corn) ive been bitten by rats before, actually got bit yesterday i made damn sure that rat got stunned good before i fed it to my python haha
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12-22-12, 09:44 PM
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Re: mouth infection ahaetulla prasina
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Originally Posted by shaunyboy
to the op
sounds like at best an upper respiratory infection,hopefully it's not deeper down...
imo it may be worth getting a fecial test done,while your already at the vets,about the mucas
shes a very beautifull snake...
her vibrant green,the head shape and those eyes...
if i was to keep anything other than a Carpet Python...then it would be an Asian Vine Snake,i love the way they look
cheers shaun
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thanks she is an amazing snake along with being very beautiful - those eyes serve a purpose to ahaetullas use vision rather then sent to hunt prey! thats why the eyes are horizontal slotted rather than vertical - amazing snakes. and even tho she has mild venom ive never been bit nor has she ever stuck at me, i use distilled water in the humidifier so i hope the humidifier isnt the problem because it is so hard to keep the humidity at high level without it and she needs humidity or she wont eat. i have a dripper system in the tank as well because she only drinks water on leaves not from a bowl. that adds to the humidity as well. im still looking for a herp specialist around me in ontario since my snakes have never been sick i havnt looked to hard. i hope its only respitory which would make sence on the mucus sound sometimes when she breathes. cheers Jarrid
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