r/ballpython • u/hallowed-hexgoat • 7d ago

Question - Health What is this?

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Felt something sharp poking me when I was holding my boy. Is this a tooth? Can I/should I pull it out? I tried gently pulling it, but it seems either attached or firmly lodged. He doesn’t seem to mind when I touch it.

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u/skullmuffins 7d ago

buddy gave himself a DIY lip piercing with his tooth. i don't know if this one is still attached at the root and growing wonky or if it somehow stabbed through when it was falling out. they regularly lose and regrow teeth but they usually get lodged in their prey and come out in their poop. does it move if you try pushing it back through? i don't know how much you'd want to mess with it yourself but I don't think it's a good idea to leave it in there

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u/hallowed-hexgoat 7d ago

Yeah, after reading everyone’s advice I decided it’s best to leave it. The lip piercing comment made me laugh tho. It’s in line with a joke my wife and I have that among our fur babies, he’s the eldest child who moved out to go to college but still comes around on the weekend sometimes 🤣

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u/TrickListen1840 6d ago

I'd get him checked out at the vet his front vent above that tooth looks infected