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 #1685833


Sovereigngale
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 Mouth Rot? =/

My AFT, Neal, has a bump on one of his upper jaws, and there’s black underneath. On his lower jaw, there’s a line of black, too. I feed him meal worms if that helps. =/

I’m taking him to the vet really, really soon, but your opinions would really help.

Anything I can do to help him up until I go to the vet?
04/01/08  10:16pm

 #1685968


AllHailRain
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   Message To: Sovereigngale   In reference to Message Id: 1685833


 Mouth Rot? =/

Oh wow..that sounds bad.

How long has his mouth been like that?
What substrate is he on, what are the temp/humidity levels?

If he is on sand, then the general living on sand, ingesting it, etc will severely damage almost everything on your gecko..eyes, mouth, stomach, other innards, skin.
Sand is the worst substrate but people often mistake them to be from the desert so it’s a common but fatal mistake.
If the humidity is too low, it can cause chaffing around the mouth that eventually gets infected and can also be pretty nasty.
And I’ve read different things about mealworms biting animals but I think AFTs are tough enough for that not to bug them too much..I’m not sure though. I just know that if you feed mealworms to amphibians, you have to cut the heads off because their skin is so sensitive to bites.


But as for now, regardless of what caused the problem, put him on paper towels for substrate. Change out the paper towels daily to keep it clean and prevent any further infection and keep stuff from getting into the mouth. Keep the humidity really high. And I would say to monitor his feeding as much as possible and take out food when he’s done so that no creepy crawlies can bug him once he’s done eating.

The vet will probably give you Baytril to fight the infection and check his poop just to make sure everything else on his health is up to par.
04/01/08  11:48pm

 #1686052


Smurfzilla
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   Message To: AllHailRain   In reference to Message Id: 1685968


 Mouth Rot? =/

the above post pretty much covered everything. if theres a pocket your vet should drain it for you.. a lot of petstore afts kept on sand in low humidity develop these issues.. sometimes it takes a while.. boomer had mouth issues when first brought him home.. but hes been doing good lately.
best of luck!
04/02/08  01:18am

 #1688191


Sovereigngale
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   Message To: Smurfzilla   In reference to Message Id: 1686052


 Mouth Rot? =/

Follow up:

Vet said he has an aberration on his lip, a small infection. She said it wasn’t anything to worry about. She gave me an antibiotic/coccidia killer, and said he’d be ok. :)

He used to have sand but I changed it to newspaper (vet informed me of sand mistake). Thanks for your feedback!
04/03/08  06:54pm

 #1688488


AllHailRain
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   Message To: Sovereigngale   In reference to Message Id: 1688191


 Mouth Rot? =/

That’s good.
Bed a Beast is also a really good substrate for him. It’s natural for him, looks better than newspaper and never really causes any complications in his health. It would be better for him than newspaper because it’s more like his African home.
:)

and you’re welcome!
04/03/08  10:41pm

 #1692082


Sovereigngale
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   Message To: AllHailRain   In reference to Message Id: 1688488


 Mouth Rot? =/

Isn’t that like wood chips? I’m afraid his crickets might hide from him.



04/06/08  07:35pm

 #1692483


AllHailRain
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   Message To: Sovereigngale   In reference to Message Id: 1692082


 Mouth Rot? =/

Noo, wood chips are bad.

Bed a beast/eco earth/blackearth is compressed coconut fiber.
It’s consistency is basically dirt..
It comes in a brick, you soak it in water and it grows like 10x it’s size. I just pull it out of the water, squeeze the excess water out of it and throw it in the tank while ember roams my tiny bathroom.
:)

it looks like..


the brown stuff.

that was my aft’s tank when i first got him a long time ago. It looks a lot different now but the dirt stuff is the same.
04/06/08  11:32pm

 #1694809


Sovereigngale
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   Message To: AllHailRain   In reference to Message Id: 1692483


 Mouth Rot? =/

Yeah, that’s what I thought...

I’ll just stick to newspaper for now, thanks. =3
04/08/08  04:23pm

 #1695509


AllHailRain
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   Message To: Sovereigngale   In reference to Message Id: 1694809


 Mouth Rot? =/

that’s fine. i think the ink can hurt some herps..but idk. paper towels are better, but i’m pretty sure the newspaper is okay? idk. someone else can verify that.

and just to clear you up, the crickets can’t/don’t hide in the dirt, so whenever/if you want to switch him over, it’s perfectly fine.
:)
04/08/08  11:17pm

 #1696792


Sovereigngale
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   Message To: AllHailRain   In reference to Message Id: 1695509


 Mouth Rot? =/

I was told by my vet that newspaper is alright, so I think I should be good. Thanks for the info though!
04/09/08  09:15pm


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