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well today is feeding day just cleaned the tank and as i was putting him back in the tank he started drooling A LOT. Ive never heard of a snake doing that but i am new to the hobby its my first snake had him for about a year and a half my temps are 70 cold and 90 hot i know 70 is too cold but i cant live in 80 degree room temp, never had a problem like this he just shed last week idk if that has to do with it i know hes hungry cuz i always clean the cage right before i feed him hes learnt that, and hes currently looking for food humidity is 45 he was in the cold side for the shed and stayed there since than for maybe 4 days i thought that was weird hes never done that please help idk what to do

and the bp in my pic is him but hes MUCH BIGGER NOW

I have saw them do that if they are handled right after drinking alot.

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Originally Posted by deathfromabove

well today is feeding day just cleaned the tank and as i was putting him back in the tank he started drooling A LOT. Ive never heard of a snake doing that but i am new to the hobby its my first snake had him for about a year and a half my temps are 70 cold and 90 hot i know 70 is too cold but i cant live in 80 degree room temp, never had a problem like this he just shed last week idk if that has to do with it i know hes hungry cuz i always clean the cage right before i feed him hes learnt that, and hes currently looking for food humidity is 45 he was in the cold side for the shed and stayed there since than for maybe 4 days i thought that was weird hes never done that please help idk what to do

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What are you measuring temps with? It should be a digital thermometer with probe. What are you heating with? Is it 90 just on the basking spot or all on hot side? 70 is way too cold for cool side. The fact that he spent 4 days over there in that temp means somethings not right. Their humidity level should be higher more like 49-60%. What do you mean you can't live in an 80 degree room temp? He should be.

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Is there bubbles coming out of his mouth or any wheezing? What does the inside of his mouth look like? If you take the edge of a credit card and lift his mouth open (do this carefully) what does it look like?

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Is there bubbles coming out of his mouth or any wheezing? What does the inside of his mouth look like? If you take the edge of a credit card and lift his mouth open (do this carefully) what does it look like?

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no wheezing, his mouth is white, no bubbles, but at the tip of his mouth was some green crust looking looking stuff i think its mucus but its outside of his mouuth

Yeah. I've never dealt with RI so maybe another member can correct me if I'm wrong but it sounds like respiratory infection or maybe some type of infection. I honestly Hope not but the green stuff is un nerving.

I'll definately watch this thread.

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Was the drool watery or did have a thicker consistency?

They will sometimes expel water when being handled right after drinking, but it will look like water. If it looked thicker than that, it was probably something else. Dried mucus on his face is not a good sign. Might be time for a visit to the Vet.

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Originally Posted by deathfromabove

well today is feeding day just cleaned the tank and as i was putting him back in the tank he started drooling A LOT. Ive never heard of a snake doing that but i am new to the hobby its my first snake had him for about a year and a half my temps are 70 cold and 90 hot i know 70 is too cold but i cant live in 80 degree room temp, never had a problem like this he just shed last week idk if that has to do with it i know hes hungry cuz i always clean the cage right before i feed him hes learnt that, and hes currently looking for food humidity is 45 he was in the cold side for the shed and stayed there since than for maybe 4 days i thought that was weird hes never done that please help idk what to do

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BTW, punctuation is your friend. Not only are commas and periods nothing to be afraid of, they actually make it possible for others to read what you are saying ;)

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Originally Posted by Slim

Was the drool watery or did have a thicker consistency?

They will sometimes expel water when being handled right after drinking, but it will look like water. If it looked thicker than that, it was probably something else. Dried mucus on his face is not a good sign. Might be time for a visit to the Vet.






BTW, punctuation is your friend. Not only are commas and periods nothing to be afraid of, they actually make it possible for others to read what you are saying ;)

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yeah usually I worry about punctuation but I freaked out when I saw the drool. it was a good amount that came out but he was facing down when it happened. I had him by mid body and he was stretched out straight on a downward angle, that's when it all came out. it was almost like dog drool but not as thick. I use paper towels as bedding and that's where it all landed. it dried up clear like water does, no stains left behind on the paper towels, nothing. he was searching the tank looking for food. he knows when I clean the tank hes getting fed. so I went ahead and fed him, every thing went normal. hes on the hot side like he should be. what bothers me is the amount that came out, and it came out like running water than dribbled, and than started again and dribbled. and it stretched down from his mouth like a dog's does when it watches you eat. and the crusty stuff I looked at it again, I was panicking before and just saw and reacted, I looked again its actually part of his marking right in front of his mouth I touched it there's nothing crusty there. I guess over reacting and the new scales made me see what i was thinking.

should i take him to the vet or just wait to see if anymore signs of infection appear? i already found a vet a couple towns over.

Hi,

I'd just keep a careful eye on him for signs at this point.


dr del

Put minimal water in there overnight. A few years back, we woke up to turn our baby red tails light on one morning and he was dead. My husband picked him up and a ton of water came out. Keep an eye on him for strange behaviour.

The mucus is still a little weird. And the fact he spent 4 days in 70 degrees.

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I would get his temps up to the proper place they should be first. Proper husbandry goes along ways to keeping a healthy animal. And then keep a close eye on him.

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X2. His temps need to be righted. 70 degrees is way to cold. 90 basking spot 80-85 hot side, 75-80 cool. It should be no lower than 75 on cool side!

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so should I a get another UTH and another thermometer just for the cold side?

You could get a dome lamp and put a ceramic heat emitter in it and hang it over the aquariums screen on the cool side...also You can cover 2/3 of the screen to help on humidity.

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so should I a get another UTH and another thermometer just for the cold side?

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That would improve surface spot temps, but will do nothing for the ambient temp on the cool side.