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please take a quick look at this wierd growth
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Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:26 pmby painted patience
would anyone be concerned enough to do something about this growth I have noticed for the past couple of weeks in my hatchlings lower mouth area ? He is eating and acting completely normal.
Thanks!
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Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:53 amby cam722
Well hmmm.... that sort of looks like an eggtooth, but I'm not sure if it's in the right place and that seems like a long time for it to have an eggtooth. Marisa will know for sure
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Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:38 pmby marisa
No, that's not an eggtooth. The eggtooth would be on the upper jaw in the middle of it. Is that protrusion hard? Is it coming from the lower or upper jaw? Is the rest of the jaw normal?
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Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:54 pmby painted patience
well I don't know if should have but I gave it a big yank and it came out ! Almost like a piece of cartilage. This is him after :
I don't know what it was but he seems ok now . Thank you for looking !
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Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:32 pmby jenaero
could he have gotten jabbed by a piece of cuttlebone?
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Wed Mar 15, 2006 6:12 pmby steve
It looked like some dried mucus, though it would not be as stiff as cartilage. Is it possible to take a peek in the little guy's mouth, to make sure everything is a healthy pink color?
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Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:53 pmby marisa
Is there any kind of wound/opening left from taking it out? (He's really a sweetie.)
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Thu Mar 16, 2006 3:21 pmby painted patience
I can't see inside his mouth, don't want to traumatize him any further. Don't see anything from the outside really, I guess we'll never know !
Thanks
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Sat Mar 18, 2006 5:04 pmby Gracie8899
He has really pretty color -what type is it? Is it a painted turtle? Glad he is doing well
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Sat Mar 18, 2006 5:40 pmby painted patience
he is an eastern painted, very sweet.