worried about my snake

[ItaiBenAmram]

hi guys how are you?
so today i picked my snake and I'm worried because i can hear him breathing
which never happened before... i tried to look at his nose but there's nothing in there.. should I be worried?

[Wh00h0069]

It is possible that he either just drank water or that he has RI. If it does not go away, I would take him to the vet.

Good luck with him.

[ItaiBenAmram]

sorry about my nobie question but what's RI?
by the way he stopped after 2 minutes.. so I'm still listening just to be sure

[stratus_020202]

Respiratory Infection. It's one of the serious things our snakes can catch. It is very serious and if that's what it is, he needs to see a vet. It is usually treatable, depending on the severity. However, it's not the only thing that can make your snake breathe noisy. If it doesn't go away in a few days make a vet appt.

[ItaiBenAmram]

Thank you for answering me.
As I said I held him for a couple more minutes and it stopped.
I well take a more carefull look in the next couple of days and see what is happening.
Thank you very much!

[Wh00h0069]

sorry about my nobie question but what's RI?
by the way he stopped after 2 minutes.. so I'm still listening just to be sure

No problem, RI is respiratory infection. Sometimes if they drink water right before you pick them up, they may wheeze a little.

[ItaiBenAmram]

I do have one more question if I may:
I just putted a new substrate that keeps the Humidity up because it was on the low 40%
now it's 55% and it is still heating up cause I just putted like 20 minutes ago.
My question is this: Should I feed my snake in a seperate terrarium or can he eat in the same terrarium he is right now?

The substrate is Douglas Fir Bark from Zilla.

[ItaiBenAmram]

guyz sorry about the double post but here is a little update and another question:
I feed my snake he ate as usual, he stopped whezzing and I'm still trying to raise the temps a little bit on the cold side in like 1 or 2 degrees so I'll keep you updated.

my question is about RI... is the whezzing is all the time or like from time to time?...

[Jason Bowden]

RI is bad and the snake would probably be making bubbles and drooling a bit. And of course the popping/wheezing noises.
If the snake has RI, then it would probably be most of the time.

[ItaiBenAmram]

Thanks! that relaxed me...
does anyone have the substrate I'm using?
Douglas fir Bark from Zilla?