Lizard of Light
Hatchling Member
- Beardie name(s)
- Tyr (present), Ardbert (in memoriam: 7/13/2020 - 10/26/2024)
I noticed a little soft lump in Tyr's mouth while relaxing with him a bit ago when he gaped (he was taken out of his enclosure a little before that so I imagine he was letting off some heat) and, given how I'd lost Ardie not too long ago, got a little paranoid and checked in his mouth to take the photo attached below.
He's of course annoyed at me for prying his mouth open but doesn't seem to be in pain (and he was happily chomping away at his fresh shipment of bugs earlier) and checking again just now, it looks like the color has faded to match the rest of his gums. I did some searching and saw that sometimes bug bites can cause the swelling, but I just want to confirm with everyone else that this isn't something to freak out about just yet.
I had earlier also just brushed his teeth with a q-tip with diluted iodine on one end and then a rinse with just water on the other, so hopefully if it is from a bug bite, it heals up fast.
He's of course annoyed at me for prying his mouth open but doesn't seem to be in pain (and he was happily chomping away at his fresh shipment of bugs earlier) and checking again just now, it looks like the color has faded to match the rest of his gums. I did some searching and saw that sometimes bug bites can cause the swelling, but I just want to confirm with everyone else that this isn't something to freak out about just yet.
I had earlier also just brushed his teeth with a q-tip with diluted iodine on one end and then a rinse with just water on the other, so hopefully if it is from a bug bite, it heals up fast.