Help! Bleeding gums!

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Help! Bleeding gums!

Postby finnyskink » Sun Jun 28, 2015 2:12 pm

Funny was eager to come out of her cage this morning, which is normal. I took her out for a while and put her back later. I checked in her later and the it looked like a little part of the left side of her gums were bleeding a little. I got my phone to take a picture a few minutes later and I couldn't see any blood anymore, and it seemed like it had stopped. Besides the fact that she didn't eat much last time I fed her and her gums are bleeding a tiny bit, she seems perfectly normal.

EDIT: Before her last shed there was also s little blood on one of the scales on her head, but it seems to be gone now... :helpme:

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Here's the healed (?) part that was on her head. She also hasn't gotten the other half of shed off her head...

ANOTHER EDIT: I took her cave out to look at it, it doesn't seem sharp in any places... She's walking around like normal. Is and I don't think her gums are bleeding anymore.

EDIT: I'm thinking the blood is from her trying to get the shed off around her eyes/nose/head. Her favorite hide isn't sharp, but it's very rough. Could that be it?
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Re: Help! Bleeding gums!

Postby finnyskink » Sun Jun 28, 2015 3:04 pm

I'm going to give her a soak (even though she DESPISES baths) tomorrow and try feeding her after. Hopefully she can some of that shed off.

(Sorry for all the typos, Im on my phone, lol)
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