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Originally Posted by SVT Snake
Bill & Amy - I don't hear any wheezing or labored breething but he does sound like he is hissing sometimes. I also noticed that a "clicking" noise the he makes sometimes but I'm not sure if it is related to his breathing or not. There are no bubbles in his mouth when opened.
The air temperature in his enclosure is about 76* but there is a heat pad under one side of the cabe. The area with the heat pad is about 86*.
esoteric-lizard - I already tried soakin him but it's not leftover shed on there. It's his actual scales that seem to be inflamed.
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Originally Posted by Bill & Amy
From the picture it looks like dried discharge around the nostril.
I don't know if I would try to "soak" the area as much as clean with a q-tip or something.  |
i thought the same thing too bill... but lets give warner the benifit of the doubt and assume her already tried to clean it off.
there is nothing wrong with a good warm soak... and the only thing a Q-tip might be good for is to apply a topical oinment. i believe dried mucus is solubale in water... as he already soaked the snake and nothing came off. if it in fact inflammation from under the scale there could be something going on in the sinus cavities... dont you think?
warner is there any noticeable swelling... like that side of the face is larger than the other? how are the teeth and gums?
whatever it is i think that you have already won half the battle by raising your temps... always a good idea when you suspect your snake of being sick.