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#1976184
Demon_driven
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Moss in mouth 
I’ve moved my rescue BRB (Athena) out of quarantine and into her temp enclosure until I can build her permanent home. I’m using 3-5 inches of sphagnum moss over indoor/outdoor carpet for my bedding, and she seems to have really taken a liking to it. She burrows through it constantly, but I had her out today and noticed she had quite of few small pieces of moss stuck in her mouth, like between her lips. It’s hard to explain so I will try to get some pics. Anyway, I was wondering if this could have any bad effect on her and if I need to change my substrate. Thanks!
~Jared
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03/28/09 06:52pm
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#1979614
Demon_driven
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Message To: Demon_driven In reference to Message Id: 1976184
Moss in mouth
Well here’s an update. The problem seemed to be related to RI. As that has cleared up, she hasn’t had moss in her mouth anymore. Guess she was getting in her mouth while open-mouth breathing when she was burrowed into it.
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04/03/09 05:59pm
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#1979675
Aandfsoccr04
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Message To: Demon_driven In reference to Message Id: 1979614
Moss in mouth
how do you tell if your snake has an ri? and how do you get rid of it?
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04/03/09 09:05pm
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#1979851
Demon_driven
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Message To: Aandfsoccr04 In reference to Message Id: 1979675
Moss in mouth
The two most obvious signs are open mouth breathing and weezing. Also mucus forming around the nostrils can be a sign. To get rid of an RI, get your snake to the vet. The vet will most likely prescribe Baytril injections to be given intramuscularly daily or every other day for a couple of weeks. Depending on the vet, it is not usually very expensive and snake shots are fairly easy to give.
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04/04/09 07:54am
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