Hi my female ball python who I've had for a few months now and is a very sweet girl, loves coming out and doesn't mind being handled etc.
well she's been staring at me through the glass for ages and every time I moved she'd strike at the glass! And she'd keep opening her mouth constantly and sort of rubbing her face on things likes she's starting to shed (which she isn't btw she not long had a perfect shed) she's totally off, this isn't her.
I personally think it's somehow the chicks I'm feeding her? She had 2 chicks a day or 2 ago and last time I gave her chicks in the middle of the night she made a horrendous noise and again her mouth kept constantly opening :/ so I'm now just keeping her on rats no more chicks just to be safe. She's now gone back to acting normal and has gone in her hide where her heat mat is. I know people will ask and her humity and temp is all fine, I need to go in a give her fresh water but I'm not gonna do it right now as she might strike and I don't wanna stress her out.

Its almost like she was trying to be sick when she opens her mouth?? I'm not sure it's defo not a yawn though.

thanks for any advice if she does get worse or isn't better I'm taking her to the vet tomorrow cause she's scaring me a little I just hope she's okay bless her