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ok maybe 2 days ago i noticed a considerable amount of a gooey sticky liquid in my female brooksi's cage and then some that was dripping from her head, i couldnt tell if it was from her eyes, nostrils, or mouth. and today i fed her and she seemed disoriented, not as agile and accurate, she even bit her tail lightly. im very worried bc of all this and i could use some feedback asap thanks you guys
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i have one Brooks Kingsnake, hopefully breeding in the next couple of years! yaaahhhh, only if i can find a male though lol, but im still looking for a male lol

Gooey, sticky?

If it is coming out of your snake anywhere that sounds very serious!

I'm no expert, but if it were my snake it would be at the vet ASAP.

Good luck, I hope everything turns out O.K.

Matt

well think of mucus thats clear, i mean, it was like water, but sticky like a mucous. im worried but i have like no clue wat it could be. its almost as if a human might sneeze, but ive yet to see this. im just flat out worried so someone PLEASE help me!
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i have one Brooks Kingsnake, hopefully breeding in the next couple of years! yaaahhhh, only if i can find a male though lol, but im still looking for a male lol

also, i didnt mention that she is seeming to be absolutly FINE, not sluggish, not losing weight, not aggresive as she never has been. she shed o maybe 2 weeks ago? everything seems to be going well. and this is not normal, its only happened once, which is why im so perplexed
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i have one Brooks Kingsnake, hopefully breeding in the next couple of years! yaaahhhh, only if i can find a male though lol, but im still looking for a male lol

Sounds like your snake has a respiratory infection... try trying up the heat, her immune system may be able to fight it... it that does not work then you gotta take your snake to the vet get some antibiotics....

good luck!

~ZF
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Royal Blue ReptileZ

Home of Bklyn's Finest Brooksi

THANK YOU MAN SOOOO MUCH THAT HELPS A LOT!!!
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i have one Brooks Kingsnake, hopefully breeding in the next couple of years! yaaahhhh, only if i can find a male though lol, but im still looking for a male lol

oh and by the way do u think i could also help it all by not having as much humidity? i would suspect so but u seem to know more than i do so yeah i need to know all i can
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i have one Brooks Kingsnake, hopefully breeding in the next couple of years! yaaahhhh, only if i can find a male though lol, but im still looking for a male lol

I'm not 100% about this but when my snake had a respiratory infection he'd keep spilling the water (wet pine) and he seemed to get better no mucus all over the place when i change the substrate (newspaper), he "sneezed" alot!

so i think some moisture is good... i look at a respiratory infection in a snake like a common cold in us, he are much worst and cough much more in cold dry air do warm moist air should be better for the snake.

l8r

~ZF

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Royal Blue ReptileZ

Home of Bklyn's Finest Brooksi