Hatchling with R. I.

[Bogertophis]

Thank you Bogertophis.
I suspect that between the expo, transitioning to a new home, and a shed all within a short time frame, she just had more stress than she could handle, and perhaps was exposed to the R.I. at the expo as well. In any event, I'm just hoping and praying she recovers. Have never dealt with this before, and sincerely hope never to deal with it again.

Yeah, I firmly believe that stress lowers the function of the immune system, whether it's a human or a pet snake. Expos are very stressful for snakes, & a great place
for sharing stuff: knowledge and money among people, and sadly, mites and germs among snakes. Shedding shouldn't have anything to do with it, but the uneven
temperatures also may have. It's very frustrating & challenging for you to start off with a new snake that's ill. Poor little snake...