RI, or am i anal about my snakes health?

[temec]

i do hear a cracking noise maybe once every 10ish minutes but he does have some suck on shed and if its run up against it makes the same noise.. his tank conditions are perfect... no open mouth breathing... good appetite.. pooping good... it only seems to happen while im holding him... am i anal or could he possibly have RI??

[temec]

what do u guys think??

[mainbutter]

I'd have to hear it for myself.

Spend some time with the snake out, constantly paying attention to the snake as much as you can for long enough to accurately determine the cause of the sound.

There's not much help you can get with the limited information you have right now, but keep us updated! Both RI and "something else" making a sound are plausible, go narrow down the source of the sound

[temec]

whats wierd is if i put the snake on my bed he doesnt make any sounds its only when its in my hands... and hes starting to enter shed if that makes any difference... and my third dilema is i have a bunch of money saved for the reptile super show and if it is RI i may have to spen it on a vet bill D=

[nixer]

not to sound stupid but is it hissing

[temec]

no its not hissing... i know that.. lol

[OhhWatALoser]

my GTP and Carpet Python makes noises that arn't hissing when i have them out, i always called it their way of B*tch*ng, say my GTP is crawling along my shoulders and i pick her up off me she usually makes a nosie or shes crawling along the couch back and i pick her up, she makes a noise. bump or scare her she makes it sometimes, give her a bath she makes it alot lol, shes accually quite talkative, but its not a hiss,... ive herd her hiss and its one scary sounding thing.

not saying thats what it is, but doesn't sound like you should be worried, just keep an eye on them and make sure its not something else, if they only do it when ur holding them and he doesn't do it when ur not bothering him, that would be what i would think.

i would imagin any snake could do it, but only my bigger snakes make noises like that, none of my balls do but their all 08's

[Sophiax]

When mine was a hatchling she made a clicking/chirping sound when annoyed, rather than a full-blown hiss. I freaked out about RI, too, until I figured out the cause and effect i.e. being handled, in shed, etc. Just her way of communicating, I guess.

I'm pretty sure with infection it would be all the time, not intermittent. See if you can spy and listen to his normal breathing when he's not being handled, and if it gets worse/ more frequent. :-)

[temec]

ok... ill check for other signs of ri ad if it shows ill take it to a vet

[temec]

its showing other signs... waaaaaaaaaaa.. *cries*.... im making my appointment on monday... whats the average cost of an RI treatment