Lately my ball python has been making a sort of high pitched hissing sound even when he/she is just sitting there alone in it's cage. Is this some sort of stress problem?
Thanks
-Josh
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ball python hissing
-i_heart_herps-
Aug 11, 2005 10:29 AM
Replies (5)
-i_heart_herps-
Aug 11, 2005 11:54 AM
The sound is actually more of a high pitch weezing/groaning.
mmmthasgood1
Aug 11, 2005 03:31 PM
im thinking hes having trouble breathing.
somthing wrong with his throat not stress...
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woodage
Aug 11, 2005 03:32 PM
That's a respiritory infection. How hot are you keeping the snake?? Get to the vet as soon as you can for antibiotics and crank up the heat.
-i_heart_herps-
Aug 11, 2005 07:48 PM
I keep him at a constant 80 F with a heat pad on one side of the cage that is about 95. And when I sat and listened to him breathe he didn't make the sound. I think its only when hes scared because say if he's in a tight spot in the cage and i have to poke him a little to get him out of the spot, then he will puff up a bit and start making the weird weezing sound.
-Josh
mmmthasgood1
Aug 11, 2005 08:02 PM
id still take him to a vet... my snake has never done that even when hes scared... he just tenses up...like hes gonna bite
if hes REALLY scared
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