Blackness on mouth area?

[Santi4407]

I happen to notice this the other night while he was sleeping and don't really know what to make of it. He's had it for 3 days now. Any ideas?

 

[Solid Snake]

It could be a normal coloration step, how old is he?

It could also be bruising, have you had to force his mouth open at all?

Is it on both sides, symetrical, or just the one side?

 

[Santi4407]

Hes about 8 or nine months I thought maybe it was coloring but it is not on both sides and I have not had to force his mouth open. I fed him hornworms the other day and he did have a little bit of a struggle to rip one off the piece of wood it was holding on to. I thought maybe could link it to that but he hasn't wanted to eat since then either an his colors been off. Maybe the horns shook him up? Guess Ill just keep a close eye on him. Thanks for the input!

 

[LucasD]

Is he in a black screen cage? If so, then he might have been rubbing against it. My Cham had the exact same thing on his mouth. He was trying to get some shedding off by using to walls of the cage, and his lips were black afterwards.

 

[Solid Snake]

It looks like bruising to me. I wouldnt be worried about it just yet. If there is an issue inside the mouth, then I would worry. Try to get a good look inside, and see how it looks.

 

[coldbloodedAL]

Does the inside of his mouth look black at all?

 

[Santi4407]

Yea seems like its a bruise of some sort and he does climb the top screen a lot.. He's in an exo terra glass terrarium for right now.

 

[Santi4407]

Its normal yellow as far as I've noticed