Weird mouth/jaw thing

[ayiaskepi]

Hello again. I tried this once with no luck, so I am trying again since it is not getting better.
My beardie has been showing some strange behavior. His lower jaw is curving open at times. I have also noticed something wet (maybe saliva) on the outside. He has been in his hide for days at a time without coming out. I thought maybe this is my first exposure to brumation, but am not sure due to this weird behavior. I have been taking him out of his hide once a week to hydrate him. I am not sure that this is so called "rubber jaw", but am at a loss. Any help would be appreciated. I have included two pics of this.
Male appx 400g. basking temp - appx 97 degrees f. cool side temp - appx 80 f. Night temp down to low 70s. Usually eats (though not much of anything lately) dubies, mixed veggies, fruits, etc. UV is reptisun 5.0

 

[TheWerewolf]

It's probably the UVB that is causing that. You either need a Reptisun 10.0 or Arcadia 12%. Here is a site where you can get the Reptisun 10.0 for a great cheap price. http://www.petmountain.com/ Turn off the Reptisun 5.0 and see if there is any improvement in his jaw. Hope this helps and good luck!

 

[ayiaskepi]

Sorry. I mistyped. I use reptisun 10.0.

 

[TheWerewolf]

Oh, then I guess you could try the Arcadia 12%. I am at a loss of what could be causing this. Do you supplement with calcium and vitamins?

 

[ayiaskepi]

I do. I am so lost as to what this is. Thanks for responding. I hope some others will as well.

 

[snazzyglasses]

Have you checked the inside of his mouth? Someone else on the site had a dragon with a droopy lip on one side (although it wasn't that droopy and it wasn't both sides), and it turned out the beardie had a little infected spot inside his lip. Just a thought!
Human and beardie fingers & toes are crossed that it's nothing serious though! <3

 

[Burra]

I can see a little red in the mouth there that makes me suspect an infection or mouth rot. If you have the correct lighting and are supplementing with calcium and vitamins, I would doubt it was rubber jaw, although anything is possible. I do encourage you to go to the vet as infections, especially in the mouth, take a lot of time to heal.

 

[ayiaskepi]

Thank you all for your replies. I am attaching another pic I took of him today. I purposely kept the flash on so you could see his beard and below. Does it seem swollen or edema-ish to anyone. I may be paranoid, but I do not want to take any chances. I do have a beardie friendly vet where I am, but sometimes I think I may know more about herps than she does. Any help would be great....