BPP dribbling and yawning all the time

Hi everyone, I fed my 365gram female two large weaned rats yesterday, today when picking him up to handle he was yawning every few seconds and a water like substance coming out his mouth, as if he was dribbling, i haddnt checked up on her since last night so she could have been doing it all this time, he is not biting becasue it is slow and only about 1cm open.

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Sorry for the mistake, i meant BP not BPP

Get her to a vet. It sounds like an RI is setting in. Make sure the vet does a culture to see what meds to put her on if it is an RI also.

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Does anyone no any good reptile vets in london UK or anywhere near???

Is it possible she had just taken a drink?

I dont think so, but maybe i guess

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Does anyone no any good reptile vets in london UK or anywhere near???

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Try asking Naom9Anne...She is from England. She might be able to help you.

She's not online

x3 on vet, once she pops online Naom9Anne will be super-happy to help you out. In the meantime if there are any other UK users online, I know there's a couple around... Possible RI or maybe a mouth injury from eating, but no way to tell without a vet.

Is she still doing it? Or was it a one time thing? Have you noticed her sitting with her head up?

She's acctually not doing it now.

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She's acctually not doing it now.

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Sounds like you picked her up after she drank...I would just keep a close eye on her...If she continues to drool you should see a vet.

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http://www.barrieranimalcareclinic.c...v/reptiles.htm

http://www.vetindex.co.uk/vetindex/avian_ref.htm

http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/forum...ptile-vet.html

Thanks, first link was just caresheet site though. I think maybe she was just having a drink however becasue i have never seen any snakes doing this before. Do they normally yawn a lot after drinking.

Yawning in natural. Sometimes they are not yawning and just realigning their jaw too.

It is also very common for a snake who recently drank water to have some of it come back up when they are lifted. My bp has done this many times and my big blood seems to really enjoy getting it all over. Sometimes she is like a water faucet. I usually have a towel with me when I pick her up just to catch it.

Keep a close watch on her. Also know that with an RI it will be a mucus like substance. Drinking water will be watery when it comes out, not slimy like the mucus will be.

Also like Doolittle asked a snake will prop is head up when it has an RI to allow it to breath easier. Watch for that.

You need to wait at least 24 hours, preferably 48, before handling snakes after they eat, especially after such a large meal. For a 365 gram snake, 2 weaned rats is too much. Even if they are smaller than what I consider weaned (31-45 grams), 2 pups is still too much.

It is entirely possible that had you handled her any longer, it would have caused a regurgitation. The drool and open mouth are the first signs that they are going to vomit.

If the open mouth and drool has stopped, then that is probably what was happening. If it has continued though, that can be an indication of a respiratory infection, in which case you should try to find a qualified herp vet in your area.