Hi all,

I recently got a ball python about a month ago and I think he's having a problem. I've fed him live mice twice which he eagerly ate. A few days ago I tried feeding him again and he wasn't interested. Now i'm noticing his behavior is weird. He's opening his mouth more than usual and making weird clicking noises with his mouth. Also, and this is the weirdest thing... I saw/heard him do something which I can only call a fart. There was a long farting sound (pretty loud) and he expelled some weird gunk out of his tail-end. I'm worried something is wrong... I did some research and it looks like maybe a respiratory infection but I dont know how he could have gotten it and why he's expelling gunky fluid out his tail.

Anyone have any ideas? Anything I can do to help him along?