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2 'rescue' balls

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  • 12-10-2010, 11:42 PM
    Lupe
  • 12-11-2010, 03:45 AM
    vangarret2000
    What makes you think they might have an RI? You would be in for some vet bills if they end up having one. The fact that they ate means they most likely don't, so I doubt you really need to worry about that. If one did housing them together would probably mean both of them would have one as they can transfer easily. Besides that though housing them together for jsut a couple days shouldn't be a problem but you should seperate them ASAP.

    I don't know what the dimentions are for the 30long but the 40 breeder would be a good size tank for the bigger one. It has a little more height then needed but has a good amount of floor space for a snake that big.

    Keeping them in the bathroom is a bad idea. Especially if they have a chance of having an RI. Balls need moderae humidity. Most place just normal room humidity is good enough (but you would need to bump it up during shedding) unless you live in a drier climate. A bathroom can have way too high humidity for them. Too high humidity can cause an RI even if they don't have one yet.
  • 12-13-2010, 06:04 PM
    Lupe
    Re: 2 'rescue' balls
    I actually moved them into a room last Thursday so they are no longer in the bathroom.
    I think they may have an RI because they both make whistling sounds when they breath but the larger one's is much more noticeable. I am going to take both to the vet to get checked out so we'll see what the vet says.
    The tank they are in now is 3ft long, 1 foot deep and like 16 in. high. I have a shoebox over the UTH that they both stay in. Keeping the temp at about 93*
    I ordered a UTH off www.petmountain.com since it is $17 cheaper than the pet stores. Also got more aspen bedding, a screen top, and some organic terrarium cleaner. So when that gets here I'll be setting up the other tank for one of the rescues.
  • 12-15-2010, 12:33 AM
    vangarret2000
    If you are unsure if they have an RI or not it is good to get them checked out. If there isn't any bubble or mucus at all and the fact aht they are eatting I really doubt that they have one. The whistling sound can sometimes be a sign of an oncoming RI. SOmetimes it can just be some loose skin from an oncoming shed or a bad shed. I actually have a JCP that has always had a whislte sound when it breaths. I thought it was an RI as well but he is in perfect health. Just has a whistle.
  • 12-15-2010, 12:34 AM
    vangarret2000
    YO should post some photos of your BLue beaty. THose are amazing looking snakes.
  • 12-15-2010, 12:48 AM
    Lupe
    I have a few pics of my Blue Beauty around here in the Ratsnakes section.

    I am still worried about RI (mostly because both ball pythons are making the sounds) but I have watched them and they act normally (as normal as I can tell at least) and I have looked into both of their mouths and it looks fine, no mucus or bubbles. Though they both had bad stuck shed. I actually got the last of it off tonight. And I need to decied if I want to feed them tomorrow (it will have been 7 days) or wait a few more. I thought the smaller one could handle a medium rat but it seemed too big for him but he ate it. Still has a bit of a belly bump from it. I can tell the bigger one is hungry by the way she acts when her cage is opened lol.
  • 12-15-2010, 07:23 AM
    Lolo76
    It's probably just stuck shed, or they could be "whistlers" - like the other poster said, I have one or two snakes that always whistle despite perfect health & good sheds! But the fact that both of your snakes had bad sheds, I would blame that for the whistling first... of course, still keep an eye on them to rule out RIs. They are both very pretty, and the bigger one is a fatty! :D
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