Hello everyone!


So, as many of you know, I just received my new BCI a little over a week ago. She ate for me on Monday and seems to be a feisty little thing. (Acts like she's going to strike at me every time I move near her tank. lol)

I have her in a 20L with an UTH and a heat leap for raising the ambient temps in her enclosure since my house is kept around 75-78 at all times. The coolest spot in her tank is 75.1 degrees right now even with the heating elements because we had a cold snap last night and it's in the 30s today.

At any rate, I thought that now she's had a few days to digest, and seems to be fairly mellow, I would hold her FINALLY!

Well, when I took her out, she - being the feisty thing she is - spent a good couple of minutes following my every movement, coiled in the S-position. She then began to climb around but I noticed a popping from her nose when she breathes. I realize this is a sign of RI, so I'm freaking out! I know I offer advice on these, as I dealt with one in a BP before...but that time did not end well as others are aware. (It ended up being viral pneumonia and there was nothing more we could do. :tear: ) I can go pick up another heat lamp with a 100W bulb if necessary to up her ambients more, but is there anything else I can do to stave it off if she is coming down with something?

She arrived freezing cold from the breeder, so I've been looking for something like this. But when I took her out on Monday to feed her, I didn't hear a thing.

Is there anything else it could be besides an RI? She hasn't shed for me as I've only had her a little over a week, so it shouldn't be stuck shed. Plus, the noise wasn't there a few days ago. :/ GAH! Everything changes when it's your snake that has the issue.

Any advice would be most appreciated. I'd also rather avoid taking her back to the vet that treated my BP since all he seemed to want to do was every expensive procedure he could think of. -.- I'm going to start looking for another one right now, just in case.