mouthrot

[thegeckoguy]

Ok...for a few months now one of my males has had mouthrot. In the beginning we took him to the vet. I spent 100 dollars and what i got was a vet visit to tell me he had mouthrot and some medicine that was "Supposed" to heal him. Unfortunately it did not...Surprisingly my gecko is still alive. He hasnt eaten in weeks, if not a month or 2. I did mush up some worms and he drank that so ive been doing that but its gotten worse. He doesnt like to open his mouth at all. Ive noticed that the rot has gone partially down his throat. I dont know what to do...he is like SUPER thin. Id take him to a vet but there isnt any good herp vets and if it goes anything like last time, it will be a big waste for me and the gecko...So what should i do??? Is there anything i can do to try to heal it on my own??

 

[Baker14]

Like you told me, neosporing, which has worked amazingly for me. Thanks again Justan. Other than that, a vet needs to treat the mouth infection with antibiotics or something unable to be gotten elsewhere.

 

[nats]

You need to find another vet ASAP!

I know, it's hard to find a good one, esp one that knows herps really well and actually cares!!

I've seen vets that were so bad, I would rather take my animals to a transmission mechanic!!!

 

[godzillizard]

I could take a look at him for you, I'm not a vet, but I did almost finish the vet tech program. j/k There is a decent exotics vet in Burnsville, I can get you the contact info, just give me a call. If your still feeding mealworms, that could be the cause...

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Moutrot can be caused by different reasons... a good vet would take a culture of the mouth, tongue, and throat and send it to a lab to be grown in a petri dish in an incubator to find out exactly what the source of the infection is and the antibiotic sensitivity determined.