Start of mouth rot?

[deekayjones]

Hello there!
I have a female veiled who is about 2 or 2.5 years old. Last week she had a piece of something (superworm or cricket) that was in her "gums" the area on the outside of her teeth. I was able to use the spray bottle to squirt the piece out of her mouth. Now her mouth is getting very red all on the area outside of her teeth. Is there something I can do to help her? A medication I can request from my vet? She is otherwise in wonderful condition. She laid unfertilized eggs about 1 month ago.

She is fed every other day alternating between crickets, roaches, super worms, occasionally wax worms and veggies or fruit, i dust with calcium w/o D most days, dust with calcium w/D 2 times per month. I change her UVB bulb every 6 months, a heat bulb is used as well. Average temps are 72 overnight, a cool area around 75 and a warm area at about 90-93 she has a mist king system that sprays every hour from 8-5 for 15 seconds. She has a laying bin in the cage at all times. I'm worried she's beginning to get mouth rot. If I should change anything with her daily routine please do hesitate to give me some pointers. Thank you so much!

 

[Carlton]

Hello there!
I have a female veiled who is about 2 or 2.5 years old. Last week she had a piece of something (superworm or cricket) that was in her "gums" the area on the outside of her teeth. I was able to use the spray bottle to squirt the piece out of her mouth. Now her mouth is getting very red all on the area outside of her teeth. Is there something I can do to help her? A medication I can request from my vet? She is otherwise in wonderful condition. She laid unfertilized eggs about 1 month ago.

She is fed every other day alternating between crickets, roaches, super worms, occasionally wax worms and veggies or fruit, i dust with calcium w/o D most days, dust with calcium w/D 2 times per month. I change her UVB bulb every 6 months, a heat bulb is used as well. Average temps are 72 overnight, a cool area around 75 and a warm area at about 90-93 she has a mist king system that sprays every hour from 8-5 for 15 seconds. She has a laying bin in the cage at all times. I'm worried she's beginning to get mouth rot. If I should change anything with her daily routine please do hesitate to give me some pointers. Thank you so much!

Not quite sure I understand...is her gum red in one area or are they red everywhere? A picture would help. If there's one particular area that looks a little puffy, red, or you see a patch of pale cheesy material, that sounds like an infection (ie: "mouth rot". This isn't a specific disease, just a common term for a mouth or gum infection). I've read that dabbing Betadine solution on the gum can help keep the surface clean and may kill bacteria present. If this persists don't ignore it. Have a vet examine it, take a sample and culture it to test the bacteria for sensitivity before prescribing an antibiotic.

 

[deekayjones]

Thank you so much for your reply!!!! There's no discharge of any sort, just redness all on one side. I've tried to get pictures but no such luck, she keeps that mouth shut besides to munch food quickly.

 

[deekayjones]

Finally got a great picture of what's going on in her mouth

 

[Carlton]

Finally got a great picture of what's going on in her mouth

Well, I don't see anything specific, so I guess I'd keep an eye on the red areas and possibly dab on some Betadine with a Q-tip to keep the surface cleaner for a while. Hopefully if she's healthy, eating and drinking well, it will heal. Give her more soft bodies feeders if you can to avoid irritating the gum right now. If the redness fades you should be fine. Now's a good time to check out what herp experienced vets you have in your area just in case you might need one.

 

[deekayjones]

I will dab some betadine on there for the next few days and if theres no improvement then I will take her to my reptile vet! Thanks again!!