Early signs of RI ? Help please.

[Alfaro]

Snakes shed the skin in their outer nostrils & sometimes that can get stuck, left behind...so yes, that can cause some noisy breathing.

But here's another thing, now that I think about it: snakes have a better sense of smell that we do, and even diluted bleach is difficult to remove all the fumes after
using it in a cage...especially if it's a plastic enclosure (it's a softer material than glass, & scratches can trap minute amounts of whatever). If you've cleaned her cage
previously with bleach solution, THAT (the irritation to her lungs) could also cause her to have noisy breathing. Remember that the way most of you are keeping BPs is
with limited airflow in their enclosures, so anything that leaves behind even a little bit of noxious odor can be harmful to a snake.

Yes you’re right.. it’s a glass cage but maybe that could contribute to a problem, if not now, possibly the future. I will make sure to buy some F10 and clean their cages with that .

I just now checked my male , opened up his mouth gently with a contton swab and I actually didn’t see anything . It might be my inexperience so I kinda wanna take them to the vet anyway and make sure everything is in tip top shape .