Possible RI.....?

[MitsuMike]

Ok now I have had my new Female Lesser in a 6 qt tub since I got her on a 500R. Set up is right, she is on paper towels, accurite for temps, water bowl and hide. Temps are between 92-94 hot side and 76-78 cool side.
Now I have noticed since I got her (about 2-3 days after receive date) that she was making this whistle sound. BUT there was no excess mucus anywhere and she has been eating every 4 days like a champ. So I just concluded it has to be her hissing somewhat at me.
So I was checking her by holding her up to my ear after her pissiness has gone away from me taking her out and nothing. But then today when I was changing her water she making that whistling/hard breathing sound again. I just can't shake the idea of an RI.
Today I am also getting a fecal done (new snake so it needs to be done), will there be any indication of an RI in that test?
Also shipping was done about 2-3 weeks ago.
Thanks!

[smd58]

i dont belive you tell from a fecal. but if your vet does a good exam you will know something by the time you leave there. good luck.

[mpkeelee]

a fecal test cant tell u if ur snake has a RI, it will tell u if ur snake has internal parasites. only a culture can tell u if ur snake has RI. ur snake might have some stuck shed in its nose that is causing it to whistle a lil bit. RI's normally sound like popping in its throat or gurgling or even worse. my normal sounded like a duck at one point when it tried to breath. ur cool side is a lil bit too cool. try to get it up to 80 atleast, i dont let mine fall below 80

[MitsuMike]

I figured as much about the fecal, I don't know what I thought I was going to hear. haha
The cool side is low compared to my rack but she is QT on a shelve in another room with just a UTH so once she is out of QT she will be placed in the rack to get that ambient temp around 80-82.

[snakesRkewl]

Could be stuck shed in the nostrils or now and then when my big girls shed the first part that comes loose is the nostril and they will whistle during this short period of getting the shed process started.

If there is no other symptoms that'd be my guess