I have an adult male thayeri that was brumated for about 15 weeks at 45-55 F. He came through beautifully, and has been active and in good shape for 5 weeks. But two days ago I noticed his mouth not closing properly and heard a tell-tale clicking sound as he breathed (no signs of mouth rot, though). I moved him to a "hospital" tank with the heat cranked up to boost his immune system. He is still active, but the symptoms are about the same. He's a great snake (see picture below) and I don't want to lose him. So, I have a few questions:

1) How common are post brumation URIs?
2) What more, if anything, should I be doing? I did have a knob whose URI cleared up with the warm "hospital tank" treatment.
3) Specifically, is a visit to a herp vet necessary or recommended?

Any advice, experience, or wisdom you can share is greatly appreciated. THANKS!

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