HELP PLZ!

I think by new bp might have respiratory infection! Well today when i was handling her when i kept on moving her she made a popping noise then i just stopped in my trax i started listening closer and i heard it again and again till she started to relax and did her little coil like a bracelet on me and then the popping noise stopped and i couldnt here it for a while so idecided to check on here on medical and it said that it would have bubbly fluid or mucus in its mouth so i opened it up and it looked real clean tome

is this early signs of repiratory infection or stress?

haha period. period. period.

my bp did that once too... it sounded like a popping wheezing squeaky sound and i put my ear right by her head...

go here: http://www.ball-pythons.net/index.ph...ewtopic&t=4809

thats where i asked my question. hopefully it'll be of use to you...

thank u
now i think it just might be shed but still 2 early to know.(period)lol

thats how i was... about 2 days after i made that post, pandora was all pink and her eyes were uber cloudy. comes on quickly!!

dont worry i've had my moments when i've been pretty frantic and worried and talked like this and i didnt use commas or periods and i kept going and going and people were like calm down and i was like no

it happens sometimes. :)

Aren't you having problems with feeding?
I wouldn't handle her until she starts feeding, you're stressing her out.

if it turns out that she is not going into shed you may be able to head off that infection by raising the temps, lowering the humidity(making sure water is available of course), making sure the enclosure is well ventalated and clean, there is something for her to climb on, and handling her a little (it helps loosen the mess). I saved myself a potentially expensive trip to the vet by following this regeme (which he gave me). Good luck

Raising the temps and lowering the humidity ( temporarily ) is a good idea, however i will suggest a trip to the vet if it persists. RI is deadly to our little slithery buddies.

Oh yes, I agree wholeheartedly. I believe that if you have raised the temps a few dgrees and followed the other instructions, but symptoms still persist after a week then a trip to the vet is in order. I think it was a week, all I know is that it is best to get her to the vet before mucus shows in the mouth. Mine had 2 blocked nose vents, but I got it to clear up.

my bp makes the popping/wheezing sound right after she eats a big meal. if it is a smaller meal i don't hear it, only if it is a bigger one. does that have something to do with her jaw being out of alignment or what causes that?

I have often wondered the same thing as Kitty occasionally does that too. It is also only after a big meal. I was thinking that eating the larger meal has him all sretched out and tired out, and that is what we are hearing. Any takers?

i dunno! but my bp isnt that new i had her for about 11 days!

Since no one has asked, what are your temps and humidity like? How about substrate?

i've occassionally heard a few "pops" out of fat bastard, but he goes to the vet every three months, and always checks out fine, and the vet i go to is an awesome herp vet, but i've never really gotten a real answer as too why. Its rare...and not very often, but i guess since he doesn't have RI, and i know he doesn't for a fact, i dont worry about it too much.

I keep the humidity at 63% but lately because of all the storms in ga the humidity level has gone up to 74%! and when that happens Take the thing holdin in the humidty half way off. On the cool side the temp ranges between 80-83 and on the hot side it is 88-92.

thank you all! well today my bp took a crap and while i was cleanin her tank i saw her eyes and they were bluish so it was just shed starting

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Originally Posted by sk8er4life

well today my bp took a crap and......

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nice usage of words. :)

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Originally Posted by sk8er4life

well today my bp took a crap and......

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nice usage of words. :)

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would you have prefer'd if he used soemthing like

"i was checking the tank and noticed a bowel movement?"

wut im only 15! well my bp's eyes are todally pale looking for the shed and just ate an adult mouse today so its all goin good so far!

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Originally Posted by sk8er4life

well today my bp took a crap and......

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nice usage of words. :)

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would you have prefer'd if he used soemthing like

"i was checking the tank and noticed a bowel movement?"

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haha i was definately kidding.....

as was i ;)
haha

lol alright good. it sounded really funny when i read it.. hahaha i dont know. im way too easily amused