can a bp sneeze?

Anything that has lungs and nostrils can sneeze.

A diaphram is the muscle that controls the expansion and contraction of your lungs.

You need a diaphragm to forcefully sneeze. Snakes don't have that. That's the reason they can't cough, either, and why RI's are supposed to be so dangerous to them.

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Originally Posted by Chard

Well the tank is a 40, and I use a felt-like washable substrate, he has 2 hides, one on the warm and cool sides, a few branches and a bowl for water which rests over a portion of the heat source for humidity. The srcreen is covered up mostly with press and seal and then duct taped for security. the ambient temp is 80-83 degrees and humidity averages 60% currently. However, in the past the averages were probably somewhere around 74 degrees and 40% humidity before I learned proper husbandry about a week ago and got a hygrometer/thermometer... from what I gather, a good chance of RI? What can I do? Is this fatal? Paranoid!!!

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The ambient temp seems good but do you have a basking area for him as well? Yes, there could be a chance that he is developing an RI. If you are worried, you should try to get him to a vet familiar with reptiles and talk to them about it. RI's can be fatal, but usually if it is just a bacterial infection and it is caught early enough, it can be treated and cured with a course of antibiotics.

when I checked on him today there was no popping or whistling noise when he breathes, nor was there a fluid near the nose/mouth. But I will still keep an eye on his yawning, he seems to be doing that a lot (at least once every time I handle him).