Whistling Bp

I have had my Bp for about 2 weeks now and 2 days ago and today when i took him out every once in a while i would hear a whistling. Although yesterday i heard no such noice. The sound is not all the time could this be a Ri ? His warm side is 90-94 usually and cool side is 78-82 As well as the humidity staying in between 50-60

mines had the same "problem".
your temperatures seem about right.
when was the last time it shed? sometimes the whistling sound will occur pre-shed. It happened to mine.

Check for bubbles or mucus on the nose area or in the mouth and gums. if there isn't any, then chances are it's not an RI. BPElizabeth (a very knowledgeable member of this site) suggested using a cue tip to open the mouth and check for bubbles or mucus. you might wanna be careful though...they're not too partial to that...

still keep a close eye on it and if you do notice mucus or bubbles, take it to a vet...

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Originally Posted by Laxhitman316

I have had my Bp for about 2 weeks now and 2 days ago and today when i took him out every once in a while i would hear a whistling. Although yesterday i heard no such noice. The sound is not all the time could this be a Ri ? His warm side is 90-94 usually and cool side is 78-82 As well as the humidity staying in between 50-60

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Try to look in his mouth and see if he has any mucus.If not he might be in the early stages of URI or has some shed stuck on his nose area.

Any signs of bubbles from the mouth? If you can see that then yes I would say RI.
But as a note I have had a few BP's that "whistle" and it happens when they are about to shed. This is common. But none the less stressing when you hear it. Check for the bubbles from the mouth on larger snakes and some small I have a nice rubber bowl scraper ya know the kind that is a soft flimsey rubber. Then I very very gently open the mouth and look for the bubbles and check the mouth as well for any signs of problems. If the problem persists then a Vet visit can help you and your pet.. A good check up will clear your mind and insure your animal has a A-OK health.

There is no bubbles and i see no mucus either he is still very active as well

Also i was not told the last time of shedding when i brought him home 2 weeks ago

Check out my post from a few months ago. Good info there.
Mine went away. I think it was some stuck shed.

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...light=whistles

I could get hung for this but oh well this is just my experiences. I have some that whistle sometimes. Sometimes I think it has nothing to do with an RI at all! Stress can cause this whistle IMO but I could be wrong but some of my snakes have had a whistle since I got them months ago and only seem to do it when they seem stressed and not one of them has ever come up with an RI. So as I said before this is just my experience and my opinions and I could be wrong. Just keep a close on it and as long as all is well and it is eating no bubbles or mucus you should fine.

beleive it might be this as i have listened to his breathing for 5 mins again and no noise

My pastel girl was doing this too and turns out she in going into shed

Another thing to consider is the change of substrate.