Yawning after eating?

[Citrus]

My pinstripe has had whistles every now and then for the last few weeks. Twice actually. Both lasted for about a minute and when I went to pick him up, he had on big one like he flinched and sucked in air. My accurite reads at about 65-70% humidity and ambients are like 89-84. Hotspot 88-92 (usually 91). I checked his mouth for mucus but the closet I saw was a little strand like if you spit on your fingers and pull them apart. I believe that little but is normal as there were no bubbles? I just fed him and he still eats like a monster, but tonight he yawned a few times after eating and the last time I heard whistling was last night. Is he just resetting his jaw, or do I need I get him into a vet?

I upped temps as soon as I heard the whistling. I also believe he is beginning shed and that may have caused the whistles. My pastel has the same issue but without the yawning. The whistles were there when I first got them a month ago, and now they are both beginning to shed and the whistles are back but only on occasion. The pastels whistling that started before I realized she was starting to shed was like a week ago and ended that day. So is it RI or just shed, and jaw resetting?

Edit: also the pinstripe is pooping nearly everyday. They look solid, but for all I know they may have dried by the time I've gotten to them. They are really small, like as soon as they are there he drops them rather than allowing for a large build up into a single turd(like my pastel).

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[KMG]

If the snake is eating you can be almost certain it doesn't have an RI. A shed can certainly cause pops, clicks, and whistle sounds.

I would put my money on it resetting its jaw being that it is right after chowing down.

[thewolfden]

The whistling is more then likely from him getting ready to shed. My corn snake actually whistles before he sheds. As for the yawning yes he is more then likely realigning his jaw. I have seen mine do this a number of times especially if the mouse is a little bit bigger then they are used to.

[Bloody Holly]

The yawning behavior after eating is actually normal, he's just resetting his jaw back in place.

[Trackstrong83]

The yawning behavior after eating is actually normal, he's just resetting his jaw back in place.

Yep this. I actually saw 2 of my snakes "yawn" at the same time last night after eating. They're just popping their jaws back into place. I think of it as a human burp after eating a good meal lol

[Citrus]

Thank you guys! I'm still getting used to these guys and even though I've stopped stressing as much as my first week, I still get worried when this type of thing happens


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