Hello everybody, I just have a quick question for you all. I noticed today that my ball python, 15 years of age, has been wheezing a bit. I keep her cage clean and clean it out every month after she defecates, and keep the cage at 85 degrees on her warm side with a heating pad underneath it at the same temperature, and her cool side around 75. Along with how large her cage is, roughly a 100 gallon tank, the upper area is around 78 degrees. During the day she will lay on the bed of her cage and at night she tends to climb up toward the top of the cage. I brought her to the vet a couple of years ago when she was wheezing a bit and the vet said is was normal, almost like the snake version of a sigh or large exhale. I'm worried now because its happening again and it seems more frequent. With this she tends to stop when I hold her for extended periods of time. As a fairly novice snake keeper, I was hoping to get some advice.
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It sounds like to me that your temps are a little low. I like to see my ball pythons between 80 to 90 degrees. Remember the ideal incubation temp is 89 degrees. You might consider two heat sources, one from above the snake like a ceramic heater or inferred and then also heat the snake from below like you're doing with your heat matt. I would also suggest getting a tamp gun. Do what you can to your snake's environment to maintain that 80 to 90 range.
If you have more questions feel free to call me at 408-981-6694 or email me at fgsnakes@sbcglobal.net
Best of luck with your snake.
Brian Gundy / For Goodness Snakes
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