Wheezing? Is he okay?!

Is there anything else to look for..?

I have heard my BP making a wheezing like noise, though she's perfectly fine, no bubbles, no mucus, no sticking her head under water. He could be fine, though I was watch for musus, and any drooling or anything.


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:) Thank you. Thanks so much for your answers!! I'll definitely keep an eye on him :)!



But he is gonna be okay from the pencil, right..? :L

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i can't believe i never thought of this... :stupidme:

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Other useful everyday stuff...

Vinegar: gets the smell out

Toilet Paper: for cleaning

Plastic spoon: Opening mouth, scraping urate (not the same spoon, lol)

Plastic chop stick: for when u just have to move a baby in a cut egg

Dental floss: tying off umbilicus

yogurt containers: water bowls and hides for small babies, add plastic wrap and a paper towel and you can make an artificial egg for babies that come out too soon.

Milk jugs: hides for juveniles

Every imaginable type of forceps

Nail scissors: to cut eggs

Scalpel: for when u have do the least desirable thing in snake breeding.

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Originally Posted by GpBp

:) Thank you. Thanks so much for your answers!! I'll definitely keep an eye on him :)!



But he is gonna be okay from the pencil, right..? :L

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Yes as long as you didn't make him bleed. The graphite wont hurt it.

Phew okay thank you :) He didn't bleed:)

Need to know exactly what's happening. Is it a wheezing sound, or a whistling sound? Can you "feel" (for lack of a better word) him wheezing? You said it only happened once or twice while handling. He could have been breathing heavily due to stress and may have whistled. I have a girl that whistled during handling from the time she was 100g to almost 400g, and nothing was wrong with her. Now that she is a bit larger, whatever shape in her nose/throat that was causing the whistle no longer does. If you don't see your snake breathing with its mouth open, or any mucus/bubbles around the nose and eyes, and if the whistle/wheeze is only happening during stressful moments like handling/feeding, it's probably nothing to be concerned with.

What are your temperatures looking like? Hot and cold side. What is your humidity at? What are you measuring those details with? How long have you had the snake? More details on husbandry and what exactly is going on with the snake will help us get a better picture.

That being said, none of us can diagnose your snake from a couple of sentences on a forum post, so if you think there may be something wrong, it would be best to get your animal to a vet.

Can you tell us about your husbandry?

How old is he? and what does he weigh?
What type/size enclosure is he in?
How are you heating the enclosure?
What are your temps? How and where are you measuring temps?
What is the humidity?
What substrate is he on?
Did he shed recently?

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Need to know exactly what's happening. Is it a wheezing sound, or a whistling sound? Can you "feel" (for lack of a better word) him wheezing? You said it only happened once or twice while handling. He could have been breathing heavily due to stress and may have whistled. I have a girl that whistled during handling from the time she was 100g to almost 400g, and nothing was wrong with her. Now that she is a bit larger, whatever shape in her nose/throat that was causing the whistle no longer does. If you don't see your snake breathing with its mouth open, or any mucus/bubbles around the nose and eyes, and if the whistle/wheeze is only happening during stressful moments like handling/feeding, it's probably nothing to be concerned with.

What are your temperatures looking like? Hot and cold side. What is your humidity at? What are you measuring those details with? How long have you had the snake? More details on husbandry and what exactly is going on with the snake will help us get a better picture.

That being said, none of us can diagnose your snake from a couple of sentences on a forum post, so if you think there may be something wrong, it would be best to get your animal to a vet.

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Ok, sorry I haven't replied!! So, It's kind of hard to describe the noise... It's kind of like someone breathing with a snuffy nose..? I can't feel it, no. His mouth was closed when he did (well, I should say does it, he still does it from time to time..) it I think, No bubbles around the nose or eyes, And it is happening during handling.. so that's good..? My temps, I'll check tomorrow I'm away right now, but last time I checked they were good. I use the Zoo Med THERMOMETER HUMIDITY GAUGE. I've had him for... 2 1/2 weeks I believe. Sorry, I defiantly should've included more information.. :( And.. I know this is bad and stuff.. But I don't really have enough to just go to the vet every time I get worried.. like just to check in it's like $50 :L I can really just go in if I know It's something very serious..
Thank you!

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Can you tell us about your husbandry?

How old is he? and what does he weigh?
What type/size enclosure is he in?
How are you heating the enclosure?
What are your temps? How and where are you measuring temps?
What is the humidity?
What substrate is he on?
Did he shed recently?

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He's 1 yr
Weigh..:confusd:
He's in a 20 gal front opening
Temps are good, I can't check rn because I'm away, but last time I checked they were good
With a Zoo Med Thermometer and Humidity Gauge, I just move the thing aroung he cage where I need to measure it
Eco Earth
He shed right before I got him (2 1/2 weeks ago)




So so sorry it took so long to reply!! Thank you!