i am super upset...i noticed that my yearling hogg island boa female is making a sort of "pfft" sound...

...she doesn't have any discharge coming from her nose, she has been eating & drinking normally...and seems to be herself...

could this be the beginnings of a respiratory infection?

i have a under tank heat pad & a lamp on her...and i put a humidity box in there to try to raise humidity...

i use aspen bedding, and i have a large plastic dog-dish for her water...

the humidity box is a sterilite container with a hole cut in it & the edges of the hole are wrapped in duct tape to prevent injury from the sharp edges... i put a small hand towel in the bottom that i soak in warm water to keep in humid & i put it on the warm side of her cage, as well as a hide on the cool side...

what should i do?

should i see if the humidity & heat works? or call the vet immediately?

i'm really worried, if i lost her i don't know what i would do...shes my baby girl

PLEASE HELP!



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0.1.0 Hogg Island Boa
0.1.0 Albino Columbian Boa
0.0.1 Red Albino Cornsnake
0.0.1 Aberrant California Kingsnake
0.0.1 Musk Turtle
1.0.0 Normal Leopard Gecko
0.1.0 Argentine Black & White Tegu
1.0.0 Leopard Toad
0.0.1 Wolf Spider
1.2.0 Dogs
1.2.0 Cats
2.0.0 Rats
1.0.0 Rabbit
1.0.0 Gerbil

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• respiratory infection? HELP! - killr_silhouette, Tue Feb 27 18:53:18 2007
• RE: respiratory infection? HELP! - TnK, Tue Feb 27 19:27:10 2007
• RE: respiratory infection? HELP! - killr_silhouette, Tue Feb 27 19:29:19 2007