Cure for a water dragon with mouth rot?

Chinese Water Dragon Mouth Rot

Hello,

Terramycin is not typically used to treat mouth rot, and used in water the way you tried results in very little antibiotic being ingested. The following link will take you to a list of antibiotics used in reptiles, and how they are used:

http://www.ahc.umn.edu/rar/umnuser/formulary.html#...

The best thing to do is contact a reptile vet. Treating stomatitis involves more than giving an antibiotic. There are often underlying health problems, and the infection may be systemic rather than isolated in the mouth. It can be life-threatening. Here's a page where you can read about mouth rot:

http://www.anapsid.org/stomatitis.html

Signs of mouth rot include any growths or a coating that is cheesy in appearance. Blood coming from the gums is another sign, as is a bad smell in the mouth. If you see mouth rot, you can clean the mouth with a cotton swab dipped in hydrogen peroxide, but that is only a temporary measure until you can get to a vet. Here's a link to a directory that will help you find a vet:

http://www.anapsid.org/vets/index.html#vetlist

Besides cleaning the mouth, you should be sure fresh water is always available. One other thing you can do right away to help him is to make sure the temperature in his enclosure is kept at 85 to 90*F (29 to 32*C) day and night. While it's usually recommended that the temperature be lowered at night, when they're sick, it's better to keep them warm all the time. This link talks about that:

http://www.triciaswaterdragon.com/ailments.htm

Normally, you’ll want daytime temperatures between 84* and 88* F (29*C to 31*C) and night time temperatures between 75* and 80* F (24* and 27*C). Sometimes being just a little too cold can lead to problems over time.

You also want to make sure that all conditions are optimal for your dragon. The following link has much information on care. It’s really like a whole book on water dragons. I highly recommend it as a source of information.

http://www.triciaswaterdragon.com/dragoncr.htm

No, Mouth rot is an infection. Also Chinese Water Dragons require high humidity which makes it difficult with a Vets help. Mouth rot is fatal, take your Chinese Water Dragon to the vet or relinquish ownership to someone who will.