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    Re: my bp spazzed out

    Quote Originally Posted by unrezt View Post
    This is like impossible, I can't get him to hold still enough to get a good grip. He is being so stubbern and doing everything he can to get out of my grasp.
    Don't stress him out over it. IF he's sick, that level of stress could just make it worse. Just let him be...bump the temps a couple of degrees if you can...and watch him over the next few days. Watch for excessive yawning, propping his head up to sleep, mouth slightly open all or most of the time, wet streaks along the sides of the enclosure or furniture.

    Won't hurt to skip a meal to allow his body a chance to rest. It's possible maybe he was just having a hard poo and was flexing his body a lot to push it all out?
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    Re: my bp spazzed out

    Quote Originally Posted by BallPythonLOVER View Post
    Grab both sides of the back of the snake's head and you should notice that the mouth opens up a little bit. After that, get a Q-tip and put the middle of the Q-tip at the front of the mouth and go in. After you are in the snake's mouth with the Q-tip, pull the Q-tip downwards to open up the mouth. Make sure the cotton on both ends of the Q-tip does not touch the snakes mouth or teeth because the cotton can get caught in the mouth and the teeth.

    Here's a YouTube video that shows how to do it: YouTube - How to check for a Resperetory Infection.


    i beleive that is pythontricker's vid im not 100% possitive but im pretty sure, he did an excellent job on it too
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    Re: my bp spazzed out

    Quote Originally Posted by JLC View Post
    Don't stress him out over it. IF he's sick, that level of stress could just make it worse. Just let him be...bump the temps a couple of degrees if you can...and watch him over the next few days. Watch for excessive yawning, propping his head up to sleep, mouth slightly open all or most of the time, wet streaks along the sides of the enclosure or furniture.

    Won't hurt to skip a meal to allow his body a chance to rest. It's possible maybe he was just having a hard poo and was flexing his body a lot to push it all out?
    Ya my BP has done that a few times before, so that could also be the cause. Good thinking, I woulda never thought about that lol.
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    Re: my bp spazzed out

    Alright, I will have him skip this weeks meal. I gave up after 5 minutes of trying to get a grip on him.

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