kingsnake.com - reptile and amphibian classifieds, breeders, forums, photos, videos and more

return to main index

  mobile - desktop
follow us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on YouTube link to us on LinkedIn
 
click here for Rodent Pro
This Space Available
3 months for $50.00
Locate a business by name: click to list your business
search the classifieds. buy an account
events by zip code list an event
Search the forums             Search in:
News & Events: Herp Photo of the Day: Bullsnake . . . . . . . . . .  Herp Photo of the Day: Mangrove Snake . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - Feb 05, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Calusa Herp Society Meeting - Feb 06, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  St. Louis Herpetological Society - Feb 09, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Kentucky Reptile Expo - Feb. 15, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Colorado Herp Society Meeting - Feb 15, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Chicago Herpetological Society Meeting - Feb 16, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  San Diego Herp Society Meeting - Feb 18, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - Feb 22, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  DFW Herp Society Meeting - Feb 22, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Bay Area Herpetological Society Meeting - Feb 28, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . 

Light color around mouth...Problem???


[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ The Uromastyx Forum ]

Posted by alliwag on May 09, 2003 at 17:27:10:

In Reply to: Light color around mouth...Problem??? posted by Raymond on May 08, 2003 at 23:02:26:

I noticed a bit of greenish color in the corners of Imhotep's mouth. I thought it was just caused from all the greens he eats. You know, sort of like a red kool-aid mustache, except its a green uro...mustache...sort of thingy...
Mine seems very healthy, eating, pooping, running around, etc...
I also notice that sometimes he'll eat most of a piece of food, but some will dangle from the corner of his mouth and he doesn't seem to notice it until he takes another bite.
Maybe our uros are just sloppy eaters?
When I was a baby, I liked to eat the babyfood sweet potatoes. Mom fed them to me every day because that is all I would eat. After a while I turned orange (LITERALLY an orange-ish tint to my skin) from all the beta carotene in the sweet potatoes.
Never underestimate the power of chlorophylls!
I assume this is just staining from the greens they eat.
Any other ideas anyone?
alli




Follow Ups:




[ Follow Ups ] [ The Uromastyx Forum ]