Hey there. I recently had a bit of an URI epidemic go through all of my sub-adult and adult ball pythons within the last few months. They were all diagnosed by a wonderful vet to have a similar problem; all of them had an over abundance of naturally occurring bacteria which began to run rampant after a lowered immunity due to exposure to cedar bedding that was mixed in with the cypress bedding (never using cypress again). Needles to say, most if not all of the snakes are feeling better. My cinnamon (who has a bad burn scar due to his previous owner) is still struggling with it.

However, all of my balls still have popping in their mouths when they breath and are rather drooly. Its not thick like the mucus what was occurring during infection, but it still is rather gooey and concerning. I have had the heat raised for a while (as I have been recommended to do by users/breeders/vets) as well as occasional soaks for all of them in warm water (also recommended by vet/breeders). They are all eating well, except fro my albino male who had it the worst and the cinnamon who is still struggling but they eat every other week or so. the albino is even much more active than he was when I first got him.

Is this a residual symptom that takes time to go away? Is it still infectious? What can I do to reduce the drool/saliva/mucus (it seems to make breathing less comfortable). Any thoughts? All are welcome. =3