Snake may be sick from permethrin :(

I am 100% sure that permethrin is not the culprit in all of this. Treat the RI and head to the vet.

I do not believe permethrin is the issue most animals having a reaction (because of HIGH concentration of permethrin) will show neurological symptoms.
If the product used was dry it should not be an issue, people use mite killers all the time for snakes (even preventive) and those products contain permethrin.

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After the second day being here are started to hear a faint clicking noise in his breathing, and would start opening his mouth more than just a few yawns. I did a bunch or research and decided it was most likely a upper respitory infection. I decided to turn up his heat a little bit on the warmer side around 92, and immediately cleaned his vivarium.

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If the animal indeed suffer from a RI and it was not properly treated (vet + culture + antibiotics) than regurgitation is not something out of the ordinary, regurgitation can also be due to other causes as well, temps issue, stress, internal parasites.

My recommendation would be to go and see an HERP vet have both a culture and a fecal done while you are at it. (this will rule out or confirm if there is an issue here.

In the mean time remember: NO feeding for the next two weeks.

While reading is great sadly most people often jump to conclusion seeing the worse when it not always the case so keep that in mind.


And finally if the problem persist with your dogs make sure not to spray near by the enclosure but treating carpet and bed sheets is fine, just make sure to let everything dry before your snake comes in contact with either.

Hi thank you guys for helping me rule that out i was getting really worried. i checked up on him a little today, just temporarily removed his hide to observe his breathing. The clicking seems to have stopped, though he does seem a little depleted from the regurgitation.
His temps are normally 90 on the warm side and about 82 on the cool side, his humidity when not in shed stays around 60 to 65. Should i raise the humidity to get him more hydrated?

That humidity sounds fine. Raising the humidity isn't really going to do much for hydration. Their skin is pretty much impermeable, so it's not like they're going to absorb enough water to affect hydration (seriously low humidity can contribute to problems like dented/wrinkled eyecaps, but you're nowhere near that level). The main thing is to make sure he has accessible water. If he does and he's not just really seriously sick, he'll drink as much as he needs to stay hydrated.