Snake whistling

So my snake is whistling, but she has nothing in her mouth.. No other sign of RI. Her tank husbandry is PERFECT and I have no idea why she is whistling. I woke up to her whistling pretty bad. I checked her mouth but it looked completely normal. I gave her a bit of reptaid in case. Probably going to start it again. But I'm insanely frustrated. I don't know why she is whistling.


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When did she last shed? If it was just before the whistling started, it may be a piece of stuck shed in the nose. It happens.

Other than that, better safe and take it to a vet. You may just be catching it before the other worse symptoms pop up.

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Originally Posted by daniel1983

When did she last shed? If it was just before the whistling started, it may be a piece of stuck shed in the nose. It happens.

Other than that, better safe and take it to a vet. You may just be catching it before the other worse symptoms pop up.

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Doubt it would be her shed, she shed around 2 weeks ago. And I would take her to the vet if she responded well to medication. She doesn't, she only responds well to reptaid. She has had a resp in the past but I don't understand how it could happen again with good husbandry. Is it true once a snake gets it they will always have it?


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I also checked her mouth, it's clear as day.


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That IS a early sign of a RI. And while she will not "always" have it once she did...she might be more susceptible to it. Especially if it wasn't eradicated all the way.

I'm not sure what you mean with her not responding to medication well.

If you get her the correct medication, she will respond. Because it will eradicate the infection if you give it correctly and long enough. However, getting the correct medication is the key.

The vet needs to take a culture and test which medication actually works. Not every medication works on every RI. Since this seems to be an ongoing problem, make sure you take her to a experienced reptile vet. Ask about a culture. Ask about how LONG you should be giving the meds...

Its frustrating for sure, but treating blindly (without culture) can be hit or miss..

I have heard two information. One is they whistle soon after shedding. Next one is they whistle to search for their mate.

I find whistling to search for a mate highly improbable.

Given they have no external ear. They "sense" vibration, but a whistle is more of a high pitched sound, rather then a vibration.