For the past few months my ball python has had on and off wheezing. For a few weeks I just put the temperatures higher than usual, and the wheezing did go away for a while. But now every now and then I hear it again. It often sounds like he is blowing out a puff of air. It's a slight wheeze, nothing too loud, and I'm certain that the sound if coming from the nostrils, not the lungs. It doesn't happen all the time, and mainly only happens while handling him.
The thing is, he has no mucus, no discharge of any kind, no bubbles, he's been gaining weight lately, he eats great, very alert, healthy tongue flicking, clear eyes and mouth, no mouth opening, he's very active when I let him out, and he just seems very normal and healthy.
But then what's with the occasional wheezing or puffing air out of his nose??
I figured that if it was an infection, it would have progressed by now, since it's been quite a while since I first noticed it. But he hasn't gotten any worse and doesn't show any other outward signs of an infection.
Could occasional wheezing ever be just a normal thing?
Lastly, he does have a stuck scale in one nostril and occasionally it sounds like he's trying to blow it out, but the wheezing started before the scale was stuck.
Anyone have any inputs on this?