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I have a female carpet that is a great eater great everything but I went out to check my animals this morning she had shed last night, but now she has this string of mucus running out of her mouth and froth. She has not been cold, temps have been a bit high(upper 80s low 90s) to tell the truth. I checked her mouth no signs of infection no discoloration She hisses alot and her normal breathing is not noisey just when I mess with her as she is not the friendliest snake. She also has not had a healthy stool in a while. She has passed several white clumps but nothing else. She ate about 2 weeks ago. thanks

How about moisture? Has it been overly wet in there? Or overly dry for that matter? That could also cause problems for her. If her breathing isn't bad then I would just continue to check on her to see if the mucus goes away. I would also raise the temps up a little bit more, but not too much since they are already as high as you said. If it gets noticeably worse in the next 24 hrs I would try to set up a vet visit with a good herp vet if possible. In my experience, most situations like this, especially when associated with a shed, go away on their own as long as conditions in the cage are optimal (slightly higher temps, clean dry substrate, access to fresh clean water). But, if things look like they are going south, get some antibiotics as soon as you can.
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Ben
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yeah its prob fine and will clear up in 24 hours if not... its almost def a respiratory infection. bacterial respiratory infections are curable and usually clear up with increased heat and dryness. if its viral it is really not good, usually fatal i believe. my advice to u dont play around with this if its not dry in 48 hours go to a vet. like really.
good luck
Jason