My girlfriend just bought an adult male about a month ago. He is currently 6-7 ft and tame as can be. We keep him in a 55 gal tank at 70% humidity. His basking site is between 91-95 or so and his cool side is between 75-80. He is currently on newspaper. When we first got him he must've had an RI. He was wheezing in his cage for about 7 days and stopped. However when we handle him he seems to wheeze just a little. I didn't think anything of it as I know some species do this. Any ideas? Also, He ate a large ft rat about 10 days after we got him, and regurged about 3 days later. I thought it may have been too hot so I adjusted his temps. He was running 102 basking and 80-85 cool end. Since his regurge he refuses to eat. I've teased him and he shows no interest. He is currently "cuddling" with the rat I just gave him. I'm going to leave it overnight in hopes of a feeding. Any ideas on this? Finally, he has a few spots on his belly that appear to look like blood. It has no texture and the scales are still good. I didn't notice these when I inspected him before purchase. He does not have mites. He has been treated with nix as a precaution. Any input is greatly appreciated. Sorry for a long post.
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0.1 Olive Python
1.1 BCI
0.1 BP
0.1 Dumeril's Boa
1.0 Woma
1.0 BRB

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• BRB Health Questions - paco84, Wed May 13 00:19:42 2009
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