Has anyone’s BP ever had a tucked upper lip after feeding? I fed him on Monday and after a few hours i noticed (picture 1). (Picture two) is four days after he ate. I used the card method to slid his mouth open to see if noticed anything in it or if his teeth pierced his lip. I couldn’t see anything. I also tried to fix his lip using a cotton swab. (Picture 3) is five days after his meal. I tried using my hand to untuck his lip, I tried using a cotton swab and that is all I can do. It has improved since day 1 but it’s still tucked. Should I be worried? Will it untuck itself eventually? I’ve stressed my poor guy out enough. I’m leaving him alone the rest of today. But any advice is helpful. Thanks
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Is this little fed live or f/t?
1 looks more like a swelling of some sort and not a stuck tooth to me.
If fed live it could have been a nip. It still could have been something like a claw scratch while eating a pre killed meal. It does look better in 3 which is a good sign, but I would try to get a good top down or front facing photo to verify it still looks less swollen on the one side. Or maybe a photo from below in a clear container of some kind so you can better see how the lip is sitting from below
If it does swell up more, they seem lethargic or any other odd symptom I would head to a vet sooner than later in case they need a drained abcess or antibiotics
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I’ve had snakes end up with offset jaws after eating but its usually self-correcting and doesn’t last more than a few hours…
If this was after a live meal and seems like swelling, or it gets worse, definitely get a vet to look at it.
Having a photo facing the bottom jaw of the snake might help clear up what’s going on here as well
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This is another picture from earlier today. He eats frozen thawed.
This is a picture of him from today as well I just opened his enclosure.
He looks like one GORGEOUS animal!!! 
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I love dark snakes! 
. Thank you for the pics! I’m sure he will be fine!
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I’m happy to say I just checked on my little guy and the issue has resolved itself! His cute little face is back to normal 
. Thank you all for the support
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Yay! That’s great news! 
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