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    Re: Push face, audible exhalation, spit on cage doors

    Quote Originally Posted by jmcrook View Post
    Would that first pic be vet worthy swelling in your opinion? Or in anyone else's opinion for that matter? I've been told by a few people with retic experience that the swelling should go down in time and just to keep an eye on her. I'm just a worrier


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    I think its commonplace for a lot of retics to have banged up faces. Maybe not good, but a common occurrence for a lot of them to exhibit some goofy mouths.

    Hey, just FYI, I gave Wallace a bath tonight to get I'm to Pee and he was breathing hard the rest of the night. I don't think he particularly liked his bath experience. I saw him loading up toward me for a strike so I used a shampoo bottle to break his aggression, I got two nice, wide mouthed threat displays after that.

    He was making heavy breathing sounds with a slight whistle after being wet. I think every snake I've put in the tub has made those same sounds.

    I doubt your husbandry is off, but I would like to see how she behaves with a 76-77 degree night drop from 22:00 Hrs to maybe 08:30 the next morning.

    Personally, I can't see how anything is off as you've had such a wonderful first year with her.

    Also, after a bad strike, Ive had both the royal python and the boa here, have screwed up faces for a couple of days. The royal was the first snake here when we got it for our son. She had me concerned because her lip was folded in after a weird strike. It went away in 2 days.

    I think the pushing coupled with possibly, a not ideal strike could account for the swelling.

    Keep and eye on it, but I'll bet a good meal and a new cage will help.

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