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mart78
Snake Mite
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 Posted - 07/10/2012 : 22:19:59
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| As i was playing with Dexter tonight he opened his mouth really wide and i thought"oh my gosh he is going to be sick". As i had already had him out of the viv for around 20 mins my husband suggested it was time to put him back.When we placed him back we noticed that he was constantly opening his mouth wide then closing it. We have had him for 5 weeks now and have never noticed him do this before. Can anyone shed any light on this for me please? I would appreciate any advice! THankyou from a bessotted corn snake lover .xxxxxxxx |
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Donnie
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3215 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2012 : 22:39:11
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| When was he last fed? Has anything changed in his setup? |
1.1 Corns (Anery Stripe, Amel) 1.0 Rootbeer 0.2 Jungle Carpet Python 1.0 Zebra Jungle Carpet Python 1.0 50% Diamond Zebra Carpet Python |
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Elicia
Hatchling
222 Posts |
Posted - 08/10/2012 : 01:29:33
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| maybe yawning??! |
 
Normal Corn-Percy
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Isoldael
Yearling
Netherlands
999 Posts |
Posted - 08/10/2012 : 12:52:33
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| Maybe his jaws got dislocated a bit during handling, they often "yawn" to get them back into place :) |
1.0 anery stripe (Nash)
1.0 hypo pewter (Loki)
1.0 bloodred het amel, charcoal, hypo, stripe 50% phet anery, lavender (Kasumi)
0.1 grey background normal het amel (Saphira)
0.1 tessera het amel, anery, stripe (Lilith)
0.1 amel (Aurora)
0.1 hypo bloodred het anery, charcoal, stripe 50% phet amel, lavender (Mara)
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Kath
Yearling
United Kingdom
697 Posts |
Posted - 08/10/2012 : 15:59:09
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| Sounds like yawning to me too. Corny sometimes takes really long yawns. First time he did it, I got really worried coz I thought his jaw had got stuck in open position! |
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 08/10/2012 : 17:23:43
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Snakes do yawn. It is to realign their jaws mainly and done quite often after feeding but if the jaw hasn't been sitting right then they will stretch it out.
If it was sitting mouth open then that's a different matter and can be a sign of an RI but it doesn't sound that way. Just keep an eye on him for a bit but its more than likely just realiging.
(Small clarification on dislocation. If a snake dislocates its jaw that is a different matter as well, they don't dislocate their jaws to eat, the ligaments etc around the jaw allow the jaw to open very wide and also twist as well but the joint does not dislocate. Dislocation of the jaw is an injury). |
Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
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Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
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Budwing Mantis, MAIA
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