Hey guys, I bought a Chinese water dragon about 4 or 5 days ago.. She is probably roughly around 2 months old.
When I bought her I noticed the tip of her snout was a brown color. I didn't think much of it, just thought it was dirt or something.
I've come to read about a problem called mouth rot, and I'm beginning the think maybe thats what she has... I know I'm super paranoid sometimes about stuff like this, but I just hope she doesn't have a problem.
She sometimes just sits in her cage with her mouth open... sometimes wide open.. but most times just hanging there, kinda limp. She does this a lot when I take her out... I just thought it was because she was afraid, just still getting used to her new surroundings.
Twice I have taken her out of her cage she has jumped at the wall.... also my girlfriend had Jayde (the lizard's name in the bathtub today just to see if she could clean the snout a little bit. She was very gentle doing so. She found like a little flap of skin on Jayde's mouth. Like a little cut.
I am so worried about this.. I am going to book an appointment with a vet tomorrow.
This is the like to an album I made with some close up pics of Jayde's mouth. (if this doesn't work for you let me know, I'll try something else.)
http://yfrog.com/n9img1218xrjx
Thanks so much.. I would love for someone to give me some advice or help of any kind.. I want the best for Jayde. She is such a cutie.
Thanks everyone.