Possible RI? Please help!

[megabrain]

I think Mr. Marv has an RI.

Last night when I took him out to clean his enclosure he was making an intermittent, quiet whistling noise. It's not his hiss, but something else, and I thought OH NO - RI! I don't see any other symptoms, ie bubbles around mouth and nose, "star-gazing", etc. He only (right now, at least) has the whistle. He's pretty active still, and today is feeding day, so we'll see if he eats.

His stats:

He's in a glass 10 gallon tank with a screen top. I've covered the screen about 85% with foil. I use paper towel as substrate. His hot side temp is normally around 92.5, though I've notice it drop to 90 a couple times, even with the t-stat. Cool side is about 80-85, depending on the room temp. I know that's not ideal, but we've had some weird weather here. I just got an a/c, so hopefully I can keep the temps from fluctuating as much. His humidity has been a huge problem this last week or so. It was hovering around 55%-60%, but with the heat it keeps dropping to 40%, even though I mist (causing a spike to 70%-75%) and try to keep damp paper towels wadded up in the corners.

Sorry this is so long, but I wanted to give everyone as much info as I could. If this sounds like the beginnings of an RI, I will take him to the vet ASAP.

Thanks in advance, everyone!

[mooingtricycle]

Could just be dry skin.

if you dont see any other signs of infection, or bubbles and such, or TOO MUCH moisture in the mouth, id just make sure your temps are right, humidity spot on, and go from there.

Vet is never a bad idea if you are truly worried though, but i see many people overreacting when they hear a whistle or pop come from their snake randomly * or after a soak*, only to report later after a shed, * or the snake dried off* it went away.

[West Coast Jungle]

I agree that if there are no other signs it could be some retained shed in the nostrils that whistle as she breathes. Try to look in his mouth to see if there is any mucos or swelling/redness.