Hi -
I'm semi-new to ball pythons, and I found a pastel male and a regular female on craigslist last night. i checked them out for mites and mucous, and they seemed fine. they were a little too young to be breeding, but they were kept in the same tank, so i'm pretty certain the female is pregnant. she is post-og shed right now, but this morning i heard her hissing a lot, and making sounds like a cat.....

i have her quarantined from my other snakes, and i still don't see any mucous, but i'm worried she might have an infection or pneumonia. they are both dehydrated, and the male is a bit malnourished, so i'm keeping humidity high and soaking them occassionally....

how do i know if she's sick? what do i do about it if she is? and if they were dehydrated and a bit malnourished, is there any way to supplement the females diet to try to make up for this?

thanks......

jeff
3 regular females
1 pied female
1 pastel male