Please help, very sick ball python!

Hello,
Been 1 week since i have my new BP. He's 6 months old and been very healthy till last night. I used carpet as substrate and it was a bit wet and moisty. Yesterday i ve changed its substrate (paper towels) and moved him into his new tank (which includes hiding spot and water dish from exo-terra) because i noticed he is acting really weird.. He didnt really moved in fact, he hardly moves himself when i handle him. Didnt even show his tongue since last night. This morning i ve checked him when i woke up and his head was turned upside down i thought he might be dead but he wasn't. Now he is not really moving only does head wobbing sometimes. i tried to give him a warm bath but all he does is doing head wombing and sliding. And i noticed he have some red dots on his scale and took a picture of it. Anyone have an idea whats going on on my BP =(
http://a1109.hizliresim.com/11/9/5/8977.jpg

Where did you get him? Was he housed with any other snakes?

Sounds like a possible virus or a bacterial infection that has gone septic.

If you flip him onto his back, can he right himself?

Please please please get that baby to a herp vet now! If you had an unresponsive dog that was lying on it's back, you'd take that to a vet- your reptile isn't any less important just because it has scales and no fur. I don't know what that might be, but I know that it's not normal healthy behavior, and if my BP did that I would take him in yesterday. (By that I mean very quickly.)
I hope your little bud gets better, keep us updated.
Also, if you've only had him a week, I would contact the place where you got him and be askin some questions.

I don't have any other snakes. just have 3 tarantulas but they are not in contact or near to him. I got him from someone (not breeder or petshop) traded with few of my tarantulas. He was really healthy tho. Now i handled him again to see how he reacts. He still doesnt move much just lays on my hands, took new pics again.
http://a1109.hizliresim.com/11/9/5/9702.jpg
http://a1109.hizliresim.com/11/9/5/9791.jpg

Aw, these pics are seriously breakin my heart, poor baby... I implore you to find a good herp vet and get him in asap...

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Originally Posted by blueberrypancakes

Please please please get that baby to a herp vet now! If you had an unresponsive dog that was lying on it's back, you'd take that to a vet- your reptile isn't any less important just because it has scales and no fur. I don't know what that might be, but I know that it's not normal healthy behavior, and if my BP did that I would take him in yesterday. (By that I mean very quickly.)
I hope your little bud gets better, keep us updated.
Also, if you've only had him a week, I would contact the place where you got him and be askin some questions.

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I would take him immediately believe me, since there is no reptile vets in my country im asking around to help.. I called every possible vets but they said they dont know anything about snakes.. Even the university faculity.

This is an emergency. I recommend Herp Vet right now!

I'll have to leave this to the more experienced on here, then. Is it possible that he got over heated? He looks a bit dry around the nose. :tears: Good luck with your snake. I really do hope he gets well...

The poor baby..he does look bad. I second the idea of possibly going septic, and if he gets worse (could it get worse?) it might be more humane to euthanize him. :(

He also looks like he didn't/can't shed properly, could it be affecting his breathing?

I get to a vet asap qit hthat much mucsue from nose I betting really bad RI and it gone septic,It will also help to know if any pest guys been around and the temps ) an Ri can get bad really fast if not kept warm.