I'm really Worried about my snake!!!

[joepythons]

Make a vet appointment

[NightLad]

Here is a list of vets across the US that specialize in herps. Hopefully one will be in your area. Herp Vet List

[Jophis82]

Thanks that really helped. They are about 30-40 minutes from my home.

[NightLad]

Thanks that really helped. They are about 30-40 minutes from my home.

You're welcome. Its good that you are so concerned for your pet and you are not willing to just cross your fingers and hope for the best when s/he is clearly in distress.

Blowing bubbles, opening the mouth a lot, popping sounds when breathing... sounds like most descriptions I've read on RI. I've never dealt with RI personally, so I'll leave it to the pros to give you better pointers.

If your snake poops, I suggest saving it in a small jar. The vet may want to do a fecal, and this will save time and a trip.

When transporting your snake to the vet use a pillow case (with a lose single knot) and keep it inside your jacket, with your jacket unzipped just enough to allow air flow but closed enough to trap heat. That will help a lot.

A vet visit sooner rather than later is ideal. Please let us know how things go!

[frankykeno]

Check our caresheet to compare to your temps and humidity. Get a vet appointment and I'd suggest you warn your parents to watch their snake closely. Since these snakes were housed together and kept incorrectly, the other one may also be brewing up a nasty RI.

Only an experienced herp vet can diagnose and treat an RI. RI's do not go away on their own, symptoms may disappear temporarily but they don't just heal up. You do need to see a vet and you very likely should be contacting that stupid pet store who sold you equipment with a snake in it and stuck you with the vet bills on snakes they didn't properly care for. Did you get any type of health guarantee from them?

[Jophis82]

Yes I got a 14 day health garantee....I actually got two snakes on accident...one I picked out and the other one was in a used cage that was in there back room. They had no idea that the snake was even in the cage. I didn't want to tell them that I got one for free...I guess I can tell them the one I found was the one I bought. I don't want to exchange the snake though. I really like her personality. She loves to be handled and is very sweet. Maybe they will pay for the vet bill huh? I hope they do because I really don't want to exchange her.

[drugaria]

Is the snake in shed ?
Mine made noises like these as he was shedding caused by the skin peeling in his nostrils .

[Jophis82]

Oh I think you are a life saver...not the rest of your opinions arn't great but wow. She is looking a little blue on the head and eyes and her nostrils look dry and peeling sorta. I hope that is what it is. She is very active and she loves being handled. The only thing is why would she be opening her mouth like that if she was just getting ready to she? There is no excuss saliva when she yawns. Thanks

[Jophis82]

I'm still gonna to take her to a vet though just for our first checkup. Want to be safe and make her happy.

[tweets_4611]

It's good that you are still going to take it to the vet....it sounds like they dumped the snake b/c it wasn't sellable. =/

I hate to say it, but where the popping could be from dry skin in the nose, the bubbles alone scream something much more serious. Snakes don't blow bubbles with out a cause. The bubbles, combined with the excess yawning definately sounds like an RI, but again, only a vet can truely tell you if that's what it is or not. I was actually fairly pleased with the price of treatment for an RI...I just recently had to take my girl in to get antibiotics for one.

Ah, on a different note, if it is an RI, you want to seperate your snakes....RI's are contagious. If it is sick, you definately only want one sick snake, not two. If they are seperate already, make sure to handle the not sick snake first to reduce the chance of it getting sick as well.

Whatever happens, good luck with your new snakes! ^_^