SilverGravity
Hatchling Member
Okay, so first off I was pretty sure she didn't have it but now I'm not sure and I'm here for a clear answer. Sapphire has had crust on her lips, which I did post about and then decided it wasn't mouth rot, but I finally was able to get my brother to help me with getting her mouth open and shining a flashlight in her mouth so I could see properly and it looks weird. There's a white raised line behind her teeth on the side with the crusty lip but not on her other side (which has no crust). I did gently scrape at it to see if it was able to come off in case it wasn't supposed to be there (gently in case it was) but it didn't scrape off, the entire thing just kinda pushed back. There's no red in her mouth. There also is a ton of yellow- plaque buildup? She eats crickets weekly and squash sometimes, so I shouldn't think plaque would build up that bad? Her diet isn't an extremely soft one. Is that normal, the yellow? Is there anything I can do if it's not?
Side with the crust and white stuff:
Side without:
Also- does gently pulling on their beards hurt? I know it's a way to get their mouths open and it was the only way to keep hers open at all long enough to see properly or get a picture. She didn't seem to care at all- no trying to get away, no stress marks (not many anyway, I'm sure the whole thing was somewhat stressful), and no blackbearding, so it doesn't seem like it would hurt her, but I still felt bad about pulling on her beard like that :/
If it's not mouth rot, is it normal? Or something else? Thanks for any help, she's stressing me out with this, I don't want her to be in pain or discomfort.
Side with the crust and white stuff:
Side without:
Also- does gently pulling on their beards hurt? I know it's a way to get their mouths open and it was the only way to keep hers open at all long enough to see properly or get a picture. She didn't seem to care at all- no trying to get away, no stress marks (not many anyway, I'm sure the whole thing was somewhat stressful), and no blackbearding, so it doesn't seem like it would hurt her, but I still felt bad about pulling on her beard like that :/
If it's not mouth rot, is it normal? Or something else? Thanks for any help, she's stressing me out with this, I don't want her to be in pain or discomfort.