<<Could the snake have taken a drink of water before you saw the "drool?">>

Possibily ... but she had been out of her cage for several minutes AND the slobbery stuff just kept coming after I wiped it off. It finally stopped after wiping her off several times.

<<You need to get better control over the temps. 90-100 is too hot and too wide a range...the warm side should be 90-94....and the cool side should be 80-84...and those temps need to be maintained 24/7.>>

Sounds like we'll need to air condition in the summer! Today, with the vents open, it was just above 90 on the warm side, but 78 on the cool side. I'm on my way to the store to get some sticky tape thermometers ... I want to attach them to the bottom of the cage to see how close the temp on the wall is to the temp lower down. (As heat rises!)

<<I cover my enclosure with a thin blanket at night to help keep the night time >>

I can do that.

<<as well as closing up the room its in so its not drafty and all the warmth thats in there stays there.>>

She's in our bedroom, but it's been fairly chilly because we haven't had the funds to replace the cheap windows. :p My husband is on his way to the store to buy some of that plastic to cover the windows with to see if we can raise the temp without trying to heat the entire house. If that doesn't work, we may be trying to make space in our over-crowded computer room!

<<you should have two hides (preferably identical)>>

I'm on my way to a second store to try to find the right size "rock den." Thanks for the heads up on the identical thing!

<<If floor-space is an issue, ditch the large water bowl and go smaller...they don't need to soak.>>

No, not an issue ... but the large bowl is the only thing that keeps the humidity up anyway. We live in Utah ... pretty low humidity.

<<If you truly suspect an RI...bump the temps a couple degrees from what I've already mentioned...and go ahead and make that vet appointment.>>

I found out that the vet who used to be at our local zoo is working at a clinic ... I have an appointment for tomorrow morning. On temperature ... is holding her a good option, too? Or are 98.6 degree hands too warm?

Thanks so much for the reply!!

Peggy