Carpet Python Noises

[Schlyne]

Do the nares look normal? My blood often makes odd breathing noises, but she's smashed her nose to the point where she will breathe a little harder.

I don't think I've ever heard a whistling noise from my IJCP's except once, and he went in for RI treatment.

[Colin Vestrand]

i'll just add to the fire here... i'd say most of my carpets do this when they are nervous. none have RI's and i've never really heard about carpets being sensitive to them (like a bp). i'd be more concerned about a false diagnosis and overprescribed antiobotics.

[indigocharity]

I have a 3 yr old Coastal Carpet Python. He makes funny noises sometimes when he is crusing around the house. It a kind of a whistley- rush of air. At first we thought it was a hiss but it seems more like he is expelling air quickly rather than hissing. I have noticed he does it alot when he is excited. He has a thing for mirrors and if he sees himself in one he gets excited and rushes to ther mirror. He chases his image in the mirror and makes the little whistley noise.

[pythoness]

i have 3 bredli pythons and have also owned a spotted python all have NEVER made a peep!!!!

[Charlie Smith]

To partially quote Pythoness, mine have never made a peep either!

[Razaiel]

Haven't been here for a while but will add my bit on this one. My 2 year old JCP nearly always makes that noise when she's out - as many of you describe it - a sharp exhalation of breath. It freaked me out a bit at first until I trawled the net and found out it seems to be a pretty common thing with them. She never does it when in her viv.

[bearhart]

I have a JCP about 5'9" in length. He almost always makes a certain hissing sound when being handled. It's like compressed air being released from something. The sound it reminds me of most is that of a semi trucks brakes or some other peice of pnuematic equipment being depressurized.

I used to think it meant he was getting royally P.O.'ed but I've seen him dish it out when he's not happy and the two aren't related. I've come to think of it more as his expression of uneasiness. Good handling sessions only gets hisses towards the end and when he's not into it, he'll hiss the whole time.

[Topher]

My two year old female JCP makes a hissing noise after being handled for a while. When I first got her, she would do it all the time so I took her to a reptile vet for a physical and she said she could find no sign of an RI. Now I just take it as a signal that she's ready to go back in her tub.

[joyful girl]

I had to bring up this old post because I just purchased my first JCP today and while at the show I didn't hear any strange noises (it was pretty loud so I wouldn't have anyway) but as soon as I took the snake out at home he started whistling and wheezing. I tried to look in his mouth but he's pretty large so I couldn't get a real good look by myself. He isn't keeping his mouth open or acting odd in anyway though.

I started to freak out a bit but I figured I'd do a quick reference search online before I rush off to the vet. I think I'll keep an eye on his behavior while he's in quarantine and if I have any other issues I'll take him to the vet.

thanks for information in this thread

[420boa]

my young brb makes a whistling noise sometimes when he crawls by my ear