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Ok my burm has started to kinda bubble at the mouth. At first I thought it was just excess saliva but its starting to get kinda odd. Plus...he seems to be filling his throat or whatever with air and just kinda "sneezing" it out. Now this i know cannot be a good sign. Also he is somewhat in the middle of shed and sits with his face up against the glass...jaw sorta opened. This is whats really scaring me. Any guess as to what this might be. Im doing my best to find a good vet nearby but there really isnt one around....So any advice would be helpful right now.
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-=Eddie=-
0.0.2 Burmese pythons. Boomer, Casper(albino)
0.0.1 Gold Tegu. Jacko
3.1.0 Dogs. Sam (boxer), Gizmo (yorkie), snowball(mix),Dexter (Jack R.)
0.0.5 angel fish (don't last long enough to name )

only a qualified vet should make a diagnosis...don't put this off as it could be a serious RI setting in; or, it could be nothing. This is NOT a diagnosis but here's some possibilities: 1) advanced stages of RI...will require antibiotics, 2) climate is too dry causing irritation, 3) oftentimes, during shed cycles, burms get their nostrils clogged from the old skin; after a shed, when the nostrils are clear again, the condition oftentimes goes away.

you want to re-evaluate your husbandry and you should provide the following: 1) boost temps so that the cage ranges from 80-82 on the cool end to the low to mid 90's on the warm end, 2) boost humidity levels to around 80% but not at the sacrifice of good air flow; otherwise, you will do more harm than good. these are just a few things you can do but the most important thing you can do is to SEEK VETERINARY ATTENTION.

Rob Carmichael, Curator
Wildlife Discovery Center

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OK well he is shedding..so that may be a reason...bc as soon as he perks up to follow my hand or something..he seems ship shape. Either way im in the process of making an appointment for a reptile vet who is supposed to come down soon. So ill see how that goes. Temp and Hum. are where they are supposed to be..so hopefully its nothing and will go away with shed...my brothers boa did the same thing for a while and was fine a week later....so lets see what happens (with the vet i mean). thanks for your responses.
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-=Eddie=-
0.0.2 Burmese pythons. Boomer, Casper(albino)
0.0.1 Gold Tegu. Jacko
3.1.0 Dogs. Sam (boxer), Gizmo (yorkie), snowball(mix),Dexter (Jack R.)
0.0.5 angel fish (don't last long enough to name )