worried about my snake

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?

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.

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

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.

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!

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Originally Posted by 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

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

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.

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?...

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.

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