Possible mouth rot?

[Brandon223]

Hey everyone. my bearded dragon Sunrise has a little lump on her lower left side of her jaw. She hasn't had insects in a little while .I got some superworms and dubias two days ago and gave her some. The next day, yesterday she was lethargic. she stayed laid out on her basking spot and didn't want to eat anything including her worms, something she always eats even when she's not hungry. She doesn't eat every day so i'm not concerned about her starving. That night i noticed a little lump on her mouth. Today i treated her with Betadine on the inside of her mouth where the lump is. She's not as lethargic like yesterday but she still stays on her basking spot all day. She won't eat greens but does seem interested in the worms when i show her them. I didn't give her worms because i don't know if that caused the problem. Even if that didn't caused the problem, i don't know if eating worms will irritate her mouth. I would like her to eat greens since they're easier to eat. Does anybody know what this may be? I'm trying to treat her before deciding to take her to the vet because of the money. I just don't know if it's mouth rot or not.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

That looks a bit suspect for a mouth injury of some type. I am not sure if it's mouth rot, but there
may be some infection of some type starting. Was this lump there before you fed the superworms
& or dubias?
You can continue to clean the area out with diluted betadine daily. You can also try using some raw
unpasteurized honey on the mouth area since it is safe if ingested.

Tracie

 

[Brandon223]

I noticed it the day after i fed her the insects. I will continue treating her, and keep you updated.

Brandon

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

I wonder if the superworm somehow bit her or a pincher irritated her gum? This does happen sometimes. Let us know how she is doing.

Tracie

 

[AHBD]

Hey everyone. my bearded dragon Sunrise has a little lump on her lower left side of her jaw. She hasn't had insects in a little while .I got some superworms and dubias two days ago and gave her some. The next day, yesterday she was lethargic. she stayed laid out on her basking spot and didn't want to eat anything including her worms, something she always eats even when she's not hungry. She doesn't eat every day so i'm not concerned about her starving. That night i noticed a little lump on her mouth. Today i treated her with Betadine on the inside of her mouth where the lump is. She's not as lethargic like yesterday but she still stays on her basking spot all day. She won't eat greens but does seem interested in the worms when i show her them. I didn't give her worms because i don't know if that caused the problem. Even if that didn't caused the problem, i don't know if eating worms will irritate her mouth. I would like her to eat greens since they're easier to eat. Does anybody know what this may be? I'm trying to treat her before deciding to take her to the vet because of the money. I just don't know if it's mouth rot or not.

I don't really see a lump , can you post a pic of her face straight on and also a pic of the other side of her jaw ?

 

[Brandon223]

I meant to say there's a lump on the right side of her jaw. Here's the pictures, it's kind of hard to see the lump with her facing straight on. But i do have pictures of the other side of her jaw. The last picture is the left side.

 

[AHBD]

Thanks for your effort + your good girl posing for these pics ! I zoomed in to try + see but I just can't see the lump. Mouth rot usually causes noticeable enflamed, red areas and cheesy looking pus around the teeth + gums.

 

[Brandon223]

It's right under her mouth, right before it meets her beard. She's still not eating greens and is staying on her basking spot.

 

[AHBD]

Oh , I see it now. Might be a very small bug bite as Tracie mentioned but other than that does not look like anything of concern. If it grows bigger , you can have it looked at by a vet.

 

[Brandon223]

What about her not eating and being lethargic do bug bites cause that?

 

[Hazel_Basil10]

What about her not eating and being lethargic do bug bites cause that?

That I don't think can happen when they get bug bites so then something is probably hurting her mouth or something else is going on.

 

[AHBD]

What about her not eating and being lethargic do bug bites cause that?

How many superworms and/or dubias did she eat ? She might not feel well after the big meal, also from the Betadine you put in her mouth.

 

[Brandon223]

I fed her 6 superworms and 1 dubia 3 days ago. She's not lethargic today but won't eat her greens. Should i just feed her some worms since she seems interested in eating them?

 

[AHBD]

You can hold off on the bugs until she eats some greens, if she's hungry for live insects then she should be hungry enough for the greens pretty soon. She should be O.K

 

[Brandon223]

Ok, thank you. There's more on the next page. When ever i click on this thread it takes me to page 1 instead of page 2.