Mouth sore HELP

[dogndragonmom]

As he was basking today I noticed this ulcer like thing on his bottom gum and am so worried. I'm calling the vet first thing in the morning. Does anyone have any idea what it could be? He is still eating his bugs but not really touching his greens. He isn't basking as much and prefers to just hang out in his hide. I was thinking possibly brumation but after seeing this I'm wondering if it hurts him. Ughhh I'm so worried. I made a collage to show the difference. I rescued him in November and he got a great health check from his vet in December. I have never given him fruit, until last week he ate a blackberry. Just one. Could that have caused this???

 

[AHBD]

Poor guy, but no, a piece of fruit wouldn't do this. He may have bitten on something hard + sharp or there's a very slight possibility that a superworm or dubia may have bitten him. What types of insects does he eat ? Your vet will likely be able to help him out. He sure is a pretty yellow !

 

[dogndragonmom]

He eats supers, bsfl, crickets and a few wax worms.

 

[AHBD]

So there's a very slight possibility of a superworm bite but I doubt that there's any way to know it for sure. Hopefully your vet can fix him up ASAP.

 

[dogndragonmom]

So there's a very slight possibility of a superworm bite but I doubt that there's any way to know it for sure. Hopefully your vet can fix him up ASAP.

So he had to be dropped off at the vet. They put him under a light sedation and cleaned out the abcess. He is home and is on injectable antibiotics for 2 weeks. He slept after I brought him home, even under his lights. Poor lil man. I was about ready to start my own superworm colony too, but now I'm worried that this might have caused this because nothing else makes sense dangit

 

[AHBD]

Good to hear that you got it taken care of so quickly ! Don't be worried about superworms, I've used them for over 20 years with a number of different reptiles and never had a problem. It's VERY unlikely that is what caused he problem and if you feel nervous using them you can just slightly crush the head right before feeding them.

 

[dogndragonmom]

Good to hear that you got it taken care of so quickly ! Don't be worried about superworms, I've used them for over 20 years with a number of different reptiles and never had a problem. It's VERY unlikely that is what caused he problem and if you feel nervous using them you can just slightly crush the head right before feeding them.

Thank you. He is slowly getting back to his normal self. He is eating here and there. Working on trying to get him to eat more greens, because admittedly, I have been feeding him a good bit of bugs to try to help up his weight a couple months ago. Now that he is at a good weight I think he is protesting the salads despite me adding bee pollen and other yummies to it. They sure are stubborn lil things.