i have a 2 year old ball python i got about 3 weeks ago he was perfectly fine he ate 2 times already and i got him all the best stuff with a huge cage. all a sudden he looks sick he looks like he has to open hi mouth to breathe and he not the same he been hanging ou in the colder side oh the tank could it be he to hot the tank was built for fish so it sealed up 3/4 of the tank but one side where the heat is about 90 degress help please what you think
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sick ball python
danny1021
Feb 06, 2007 05:49 PM
Replies (5)
jdillow
Feb 06, 2007 08:37 PM
If he "HAS" to open his mouth to breath, it may be a Respiratory Infection. If he opens his mouth occasionally, he could just be yawning. Mine do that from time to time. Bigger question: What exactly do you mean he "LOOKS" sick? Limp, lethargic, saggy skin, snot bubbles?
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That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.
danny1021
Feb 07, 2007 09:48 AM
my ball python has a ri i can hear him wheezing and he has all the symptoms ant ideas of how to get rid of it i was thinking put him in a 20 gallon and turning the heat up for a week or so
jdillow
Feb 07, 2007 10:02 AM
What I did and "ONLY WHAT I DID" was crank the heat up for a week. I got lucky and it was the middle of the summer. I put her in the shop at about 95 for about a week. Cleared her up. But again, that is what I did. If caught in the early stages, that may work. The better and almost guaranteed answer is a quick trip to the vet.
The other thing to do is find out how he got it to begin with. Temps, stess, ventilation, the usuals.
Hope he gets better soon.
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That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.
BrandonR
Feb 21, 2007 03:46 PM
Definately ensure a clean enclosure with optimum temps and humidity. Temperatures usually about 85* ambient temperature can be upped to maybe 90-95. Humidity is very important as well. Keep it up higher than the normal 60%. Maybe 65-70%.
Hope that helps,
Brandon
herplover556
Feb 24, 2007 08:18 AM
ok 2 things...take the heat down to 83-85. and mine did that too once. ( i already mentioned this in this forum once.) i think it's an upperespotory infection. mine had what looked like shavings in his mouth, but it wasnt. it was snake-gook. take him/her to the docter immediatly.
