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    Uhmm pls help

    i just put my BP in a tub for a bath and ive been noticing i can hear him when he breaths like a whistle type when he inhales what is that?

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    Re: Uhmm pls help

    Water in his nostrils (cause he is in a bath)... stuck shed... or a respirtory infection.

    If water in his nostrils... get him out of the tub.

    If stuck shed then he'll shake it by his next shed.

    If a respiratory infection then he will need to see a vet ASAP.

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    Re: Uhmm pls help

    ok thnks i wasnt sure but if its a RI can he die from it ? and when i held him before sometimes he would do that but ima try and take him tomrrw to see vet hopefully

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    Re: Uhmm pls help

    Was he weezing before the bath? And how come you had him in the bath did he have a bad shed? Letting them climb through a wet beach towel is good for that and safer for the snake.
    Keep an eye on him and make sure his temps are correct. If he is still weezing get him to a vet.

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    Re: Uhmm pls help

    Respiratory infections need to be treated to be cleared up, they are contagious and are progressive.

    If he has been wheezing for awhile now, then you need to get him into a vet. Untreated it can compromise his system long-term.

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    Re: Uhmm pls help

    i did hear him weez i few times before i gave him the bath within this week but i thought he would need a bath cuz i got him like a week ago and hes a lil rough so i given him a bath so help him some and i think what i did hear when he was in the water was cuz of the water but he does weez a lil now and then

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    Re: Uhmm pls help



    heres a pic of him

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    Re: Uhmm pls help

    If you are new to snakes, then it may be worth taking him in for a visit to be sure... even if you treat it at home, then you can hide the symptons but the infection will continue to progress.

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    Re: Uhmm pls help

    ok well yea im sortof new but i kno alot about them everyday i still look up stuff about them so i kno almost every thing to kno about them but ima post a pick of his belly and if u ask me it looks pink which means sheding will come?



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    Re: Uhmm pls help

    From your pics, I'd say that snake is due to shed anytime. He looks---for lack of a better term---wrinkly

    All of my guys seem to start whistling just a bit a few days before they're due to shed. I'd let him slough his skin and then take him to the vet if the whistling continues. But that's my .02

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