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I've had my banded California king snake for about 9 months now. He was always great at eating every Saturday.

This Saturday he didn't eat! I found it really strange. I woke up this morning, Sunday, noticing he was 'clicking' when breathing sometimes and was taking some deep breaths. There is no mucus coming from his mouth or nose, but he seems sluggish.

Someone said it was a respitory problem, and I think it is, but how serious is this?

I turned the heat up to around 87 degrees constantly in the cage at the coolest spot and i've put the cage in a very dark, quiet place so he can rest.

I'm not sure what else to do! The cage is never humid and I clean it once a week. He was fine till yesterday when he didn't eat.

Please help!

It sounds like RI, It wont go away on its own you will need to take him to the vet. once he gets the baytril injections he will be back to his old self

Good Luck

Take it to the vet if you can afford it. I had a rtangerine albino honduran do something simalar and it died cause i waited.
raising the temp wont do much good because it probobly is a bacterial infection and raising the temp will only stress your cali .. sorry dude, gonna cost you some bucks to get him or her fixed if it already isnt too late ........