Hi I'm new to this forum and don't know many reptile people to talk to about snake health concerns. Me and my friend got a ball python about a month and a half ago that is pretty healthy baby only a few months old We named him Alhazen. we are first time reptile owners though i did own a few toads a few years ago. He has just had his first shed with us and it was perfect so we are super stoked about that. He's a good eater and has a very good temperament as well. He has been staying with my friend for the first month and was doing pretty good except for a little bit dehydrated because he couldn't get into his adult sized water bowl and she was still figuring out the tricks to keeping the humidity up. Other than that he has been really healthy. We switched him over to my house about a week ago he is rehydrated now and had a really good shed. After the second day being here are started to hear a faint clicking noise in his breathing, and would start opening his mouth more than just a few yawns. I did a bunch or research and decided it was most likely a upper respitory infection. I decided to turn up his heat a little bit on the warmer side around 92, and immediately cleaned his vivarium. Thinking that I've done everything i could to keep this snake healthy i was really confused on how he ended up with one. I chatted with my mom a little bit and she asked maybe his sickness was related to the tick and bug deterrent we sprayed all over my room the week prior(went on a night hike and me and my dog were covered in ticks, one of my biggest fears.) naturally i freaked and coated my bed and ground with the chemical. I looked up online of permethrin was toxic to snakes and a few articles confirmed that it was especially if breathed in. Alhazen is such a good tempered snake and rarely gets really stressed out i took him out a few times to handle and hide under my bed sheets. also so he would know who i was and started seeing i wasn't a threat to him. I've left him alone for a few days at a warmer temperature but i checked on him today and he had vommited a half digested mouse i fed him the day prior but also pooped and his poop seemed pretty healthy. Im ready to make a vet appointment pretty soon because i read the vomitting thing is not something to shrug off.....what do i do other than shampoo my carpets and wash my bed sheets? has anyone had experience where there snake has possibly inhaled a toxic chemical? should i schedule a vet appointment tomorrow or a wait a few days to see if his behavior has changed?
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