I took him out again and I noticed that his belly is really pink, he hasn't shed since I got him and ive had him for almost 3 weeks now. I've heard that cracking or popping noises can be confused with RI when the snake is about to shed. I also called the pet store to see if the other ball pythons that were housed in the same enclosure were showing symptoms since the disease is contagious and he had been yawning about once per handling since I had him. They said that the remaining 2 they had were perfectly healthy and the other 2 that were sold were healthy as well. I'm going to at least wait till he sheds and if the popping noise is still happening i'm taking him to a vet I found where I go to college, it's about an hour and a half away.

I've never taken an animal to a vet before, how much is this going to cost? I was reading that it costs a person $1,000 dollars for a vet visit and treatment, if this is true and thats what its going to cost me theres no way I can afford that. I could get plastic surgery for cheaper than that but I have to pay a grand for some half-doctor to look at my snake for 5 minutes and prescribe a bottle of medicine that probably cost 30 cents to make in Taiwain? If its more along the lines of 70 bucks thats fine but i'm not mortaging my house.