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My new childrens or spotted when I got it and still has nice girth so I picked it and figured it would eat. The temps are right. I gave it a week rarely bother it only to stretch it out and try to feed it. Then after two week of no bothering I wen to bother it and it strikes a lot. IT opens it's mouth, full of spit. what do I do? She is 300 something grams nice girth and like 36 feet I don't feel like looking it up right now please help. Don't make this 100 posts long with take it to the vet I don't want to hear it. I know it. Thanks for the help and the not one million threads of take it to the vet. Thanks josh
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thanks Josh

0.0.2 sandfish skinks,
0.0.1 texas long nose luckily eating mice (has mites how do I get rid of them prevent a mite fast answers before I have a collection of mite infested animals)
0.0.1 vine snake
1.1.0 turtles
0.1.0 greek tortoise
1.0.0 ball python
1.0.0 corn snake
1.1.0 childrens python
1.0.0 het for albino san diego gopher snake
0.0.1 rosehair tarantula
0.1. black and white kenyan sand boa
some mice
and what ever lizards my vine snake hasn't eaten yet

how does its mouth look is it raw ,swollen or anything else that doesnt look right besides saliva? in case of RI raise temps up to aprox 90-92 degs lower humidity to aprox 40%-50% and iif the RI isnt to bad you should see some results in a few days

If you don't want proper advice, why did you post? Take it to a good reptile vet. Don't play with it's life. It will not eat with a respiratory infection, and it will go downhill quickly once it reaches a certain stage, especially if gobs of mucous are coming up from it's lungs. Could also be infectious stomatitus, which is mouth rot. You won't know what it is, nor how to treat it, unless the vet looks at it.
And not to offend you, but try to write a bit more coherently. Your post is a bit difficult to understand in some spots.
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1.1 Blackheaded pythons
1.1 Woma (Juvie female)
2.1 Aussie Olives
1.1 Timors
1.0 Angolan Juvie
1.1 Savu
1.1 Juvie Bloods
1.1 Juvie Balls
1.1 IJ Carpets
1.1 Coastal Carpets
1.2 Macklotts
1.1 Papuan Olives
1.0 Jungle Carpet
2.2 Scrubs (on breeding loan)
0.1 Jungle/Diamond cross
0.1 child, CB
0.1 wife, WC

And for the Texas long nose....go to WalMart and buy 2 cans of the "Equate" brand (about $4 a can)bed lice spray. Spray the entire cage, inside and out (without the snake in it), clean the water dish, put clean newspaper in it and wait a couple hours. Put the snake back in, repeat in a week. Save the other can for when you need it, which you will. Those little mites can move 50' in an hour, and will smell a snake across a room.
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1.1 Blackheaded pythons
1.1 Woma (Juvie female)
2.1 Aussie Olives
1.1 Timors
1.0 Angolan Juvie
1.1 Savu
1.1 Juvie Bloods
1.1 Juvie Balls
1.1 IJ Carpets
1.1 Coastal Carpets
1.2 Macklotts
1.1 Papuan Olives
1.0 Jungle Carpet
2.2 Scrubs (on breeding loan)
0.1 Jungle/Diamond cross
0.1 child, CB
0.1 wife, WC

well put Jaykis the only reason I did not mention a vet is because he already knew that answer was coming so now lets wait for the results hopefully its not that serious.My animals get a well visit every 6 months no matter what but not everyone believes the vet is the best way to first fix a problem

Thanks....I don't play around w/my snakes...I have a good vet and use him. I give shots myself (wife is a nurse...learned long ago how to) after the vet takes a look and grows a culture. I'm currently treating a couple for resp problems (2 are done and cured) because of dryness.
Sigh...it's just that he already new the answer.....
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1.1 Blackheaded pythons
1.1 Woma (Juvie female)
2.1 Aussie Olives
1.1 Timors
1.0 Angolan Juvie
1.1 Savu
1.1 Juvie Bloods
1.1 Juvie Balls
1.1 IJ Carpets
1.1 Coastal Carpets
1.2 Macklotts
1.1 Papuan Olives
1.0 Jungle Carpet
2.2 Scrubs (on breeding loan)
0.1 Jungle/Diamond cross
0.1 child, CB
0.1 wife, WC

new=knew

Gotta hit the keys harder.....
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1.1 Blackheaded pythons
1.1 Woma (Juvie female)
2.1 Aussie Olives
1.1 Timors
1.0 Angolan Juvie
1.1 Savu
1.1 Juvie Bloods
1.1 Juvie Balls
1.1 IJ Carpets
1.1 Coastal Carpets
1.2 Macklotts
1.1 Papuan Olives
1.0 Jungle Carpet
2.2 Scrubs (on breeding loan)
0.1 Jungle/Diamond cross
0.1 child, CB
0.1 wife, WC