Sounds like your BP got TMJ if it makes popping noise when opening its mouth!! Makes sense when it opened its mouth for 180 degrees for a big meal!!!

Just kidding, probably not TMJ. Since you already fed yesterday im not sure soaking today is a good idea unless you can keep it warm enough for hours. I would wait a couple of days for digestion and help its shedding.

When i first got BP it didnt eat almost a month and couldnt shed. It was too dry and when i figured something is wrong it was too late to shed by itself. So i socked my ball baby for 20min which was quite short time.the old skin just kept breaking but didnt come along as a one shed.

eventually i had to use some gentle scrub and peel it all, which was hellish process and so much stress on the snake. In the end of bath the snake kept its mouth wide open and try to bite anything on the air like swinging a baseball bat hoping to hit something.

Anyways its an old story. Despite of all the stress, it started to eat a few weeks later, and when i put wet cypress mulch in the tank for right humidity 50-60% it shed normally.

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