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Old 08-16-2015, 11:08 AM   #1
SWDK
Crotalus Enyo Acting Strange???

I have an adult Crotalus Enyo (baja rattlesnake) just over 24". The past two days I've noticed it opening its mouth every few minutes and blowing it's throat up like a frog. It's very strange and not too sure what's going on here. I recently switched its food from ft mice to a ft small rat. It ate the rat 3 weeks ago and still hasn't dedicated yet. Not sure if that recent activities with its behavior is signs of trouble. Any help or advise is appreciated. Thank you.
 
Old 08-16-2015, 08:39 PM   #2
SWDK
Could it be a respiratory infection? Never had a snake get one before.
 
Old 08-16-2015, 09:11 PM   #3
snowgyre
I'm not sure it's a respiratory infection. Does the snake wheeze? What do your temperatures look like? That's a really long time to go before a defecation. Maybe a throat injury? Can you post photos?
 
Old 08-17-2015, 06:00 AM   #4
SWDK
I have not heard any wheezing at this point. Temp on hot side is 94.7 and cool side is
74.6. Here is a link to a short video. It's about a minute long and you can see some of the throat puffing.

http://s146.photobucket.com/user/hik...34F56.mp4.html
 
Old 08-17-2015, 06:02 AM   #5
SWDK
<embed width="600" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullscreen="true" allowNetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid146.photobucket.co m%2Falbums%2Fr254%2Fhiker4twenty%2FSnakes%2FA1AC31 E8-303F-4B94-AA26-B8817A434F56.mp4">
 
Old 08-17-2015, 07:21 PM   #6
SWDK
Came home from work today and Enyo finally deficated. It was quite a large one and the white portion looked hard and chunky in some spots. Maybe it was blocked up. I've been soaking it in warm water the past few days.
 
Old 08-17-2015, 07:22 PM   #7
SWDK
 
Old 08-17-2015, 07:22 PM   #8
SWDK
 
Old 08-17-2015, 07:46 PM   #9
snowgyre
Is she still inflating her throat? Maybe she was just constipated and pushing too hard?? I guess if she stops gaping on you and resumes feeding that all will be well? Beautiful snake, by the way.
 
Old 08-17-2015, 07:54 PM   #10
SWDK
It's still inflating its throat, but it seems to be a smaller inflation. It's also going into shed for the first time since I've had it. I'll wait until after it sheds to resume feed again. I'm going to switch back to large ft mice instead of the rats. Might be easier to digest a smaller meal.

Thanks, I like the pattern and look as well. It's my first crotalus. I've worked with my fathers timber and northern copperhead, but this is my first hot.
 

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