yawning?

[Jay_Bunny]

I've noticed when I hold Isis my colombian red tail, she occasionally opens her mouth part way like she's going to yawn but she never does a full yawn. Is she trying to hiss? Yawn?

[JimiSnakes]

No, as long as there's nothing wrong with her...she's just realigning her jaw, so Yes-she is yawning.

[Jay_Bunny]

Repeatedly though? For example, we took her out this morning and she did this "yawn" about three times, and she ate two days ago.

[JimiSnakes]

Without more detail and/or a video clip, there's not much I can say to help you out. I'm sorry. Take her to the vet for a check up just to be safe.

[crusher]

isnt that a sign of a respiratory illness in snakes?

[Thor26]

it can be but from the sounds of it i dont think so but id take her to the vet just in case

[CRAZY]

My BP has been doing something like that lately, except he recovered from a RI 3 months ago, I heard a little whistling but its like i hear it and it stops for a few hours, and I spent all my mony on th last vet visit, litteraly. I'm only 13, the only way I could get him was if i promised to pay for every thing, so m i no thi sis kinda off topic, but how long should I wait before i no for sure if he has an RI before I go get a prescription.

[Jay_Bunny]

My fiance said Isis was making a weird sound but when I held her I didn't hear anything. I will attempt to get a video. She's been to the vet already for a bump near her tail, but the vet didn't check for RI. How do they check?

[Jay_Bunny]

I didn't hear her do this, but my fiance heard her make a clicking sound almost like a pop when she was breathing. Should we be concerned? We are taking her out now to see if she is still making that sound and I'm going to see if I can hear it.

[Jay_Bunny]

I hear no sounds coming from her but she keeps opening her mouth slightly. Its like a suppressed yawn where she only opens her mouth slightly. I couldn't get video because my camera died while I was trying and the video was super blurry anyway.