Mouth Rot????!!!!!

[Birdey]

Hello all!

One of my bearded dragons, Liz has this weird black spot on her tooth and gum. I noticed it yesterday. I'm not sure how long it has been there or when it started. I gave her some organic apple sauce with bee pollen, spirulina and calcium mixed in with a syringe. I gave her a little bit more than a teaspoon. What do you all recommend? What should I feed her? And what is it? Could it be a bad tooth, cavity? Or mouth rot?

Thank you!

 

[Hdrydr31]

Hello all!

One of my bearded dragons, Liz has this weird black spot on her tooth and gum. I noticed it yesterday. I'm not sure how long it has been there or when it started. I gave her some organic apple sauce with bee pollen, spirulina and calcium mixed in with a syringe. I gave her a little bit more than a teaspoon. What do you all recommend? What should I feed her? And what is it? Could it be a bad tooth, cavity? Or mouth rot?

Thank you!

Keep an eye on it could it be a bug part?

 

[Birdey]

I don't think so, it looks like it is in her tooth and gum. And she hasn't had bugs recently, i gave her some roaches a week and half ago.
ummm, let me think her jaw has been tough to get open, so no lack of calcium, i have just been running everything through my head and i can't find anything. Do you have any idea what it might be? Btw i don't think she had yellow gums before, i have been trying to remember that
Thanks

 

[Birdey]

Here is my set-up 100 basking, cool side around 75, turn lights off at night, I got her in December of 2012, 40 gal tank, and has UVB
Thank you for your fast response!

 

[Hdrydr31]

things sound fine set up wise.. it's not uncommon to have a yellowish mouth my male does, their teeth do get dirty they are not individual teeth it's more like a "sheet" of teeth points...

 

[PatsyB]

I wonder if she just has dirt in her mouth. I know mine get black spots on their teeth which is just food particles. Mouth rot is going to be a buildup of calcium/tartar on the gumline. It's going to be chunky and hard. If you can get your hands on some Chlorhexidine, dilute it with water until it is a sky blue color and take a q-tip and run it over her gums to clean it. Chlorhexidine is a great antiseptic for the mouth. If you really do suspect it's mouth rot, you need to get to a vet for more treatment. They will recommend what I just did but they will also give an antibiotic to clear up any infection. Mouth rot is very serious so it's not something to take lightly.

 

[Hopehrl]

She may have some periodontal disease. Beardie dental health is just as important as our dental health, and our furry pets dental health.
My vet suggested I brush my beardies teeth every so often. I use dentahex on a qtip, and just brush puffs teeth twice a month. (Which my vet recommended )

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[Birdey]

Thank you for all the wonderful responses! I just looked at it a few minutes ago and now it is on the inside of her gum! And could you use warm salt water and a Q-tip to brush their teeth? Maybe it is a food particle, who knows? Thanks for the tip about brushing their teeth, I'll start doing that

 

[PatsyB]

I don't know about the salt water because if they swallow any salt it might be a problem. You could just use warm water on a q-tip until you get something else.

 

[Birdey]

Ok, Thank you!

 

[BeardedHippy]

Fun fact: bearded dragons dont have teeth, but have a serrated jaw instead! the little critters just get stranger the more I learn about them