*yawn*

Anyone elses bp yawn a lot? Mine seems to. She even yawned at the register at the pet store. I just think it's funny.
Anyway. I thought these snakes slept during the day and are active at night? Just always in her same spot on the cool side, so I figured she spends her time sleeping.
She does love to explore though. She gets excited when I take her out of her tank.
Maybe she yawns cuz she's bored of her enclosure...... :rolleyes:

If a BP yawns a lot, could be a sign of an RI!

The yawn is them realigning their jaws. This normally happens during feeding. It will sometimes happen randomly, but not on a daily basis. If you snake is yawning frequently it can be a sign of an RI but that symptom alone isn't enough to be sure.

Ball pythons are nocturnal, which means they sleep during the day. If your snake is out and about during the day then it is stressed out with something in its environment. Generally this is inadequate hides or an over sized tank.

She is probably scared and trying to get away from you when you take her out. Moving very quickly generally means they are trying to get away from something, namely a big scary monster such as yourself.

I generally only take her out and night, since she is nocturnal. But when I do she doesn't try to get away. She did eat yesterday, so maybe that's why. What are other signs/symptoms of RI?

Mucus, sitting around with head in the air (draining), clicking, wheezing, whistling, strange breathing in general.

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I generally only take her out and night, since she is nocturnal. But when I do she doesn't try to get away. She did eat yesterday, so maybe that's why. What are other signs/symptoms of RI?

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Wheezing, mucus, open mouth breathing.

Okay, well she's not showing any of those symptoms. Should I not handle her as much? I take her out once every night for about 20-30 minutes.

Is she eating?

Well I purchased her last saturday. The girl said she eats a f/t mouse every Wednesday, and when I held the mouse (with tongs) in her feeding box yesterday she took it right away.

maybe something stuck in the snakes mouth? like a peice of substrate? just a thought...idk .my boa did this once when she had something in her mouth that wasnt soposed to be there ,a small peice of cypress ,i removed the object .she had no complaints after that..:banana: