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Crotalus Enyo Acting Strange???

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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.
 
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?
 
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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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Well, the throat puffing seemed to subside or be so minimal I can't really notice it today. I've increased humidity and added a larger water bowl where it could fully submerse. It's totally in the blue today so I expect a shed in a few days. Hope it comes off in one piece and without any issues.
 
Last night, this morning and today after work I noticed it keeping its head help up looking at the sky so to speak. The throat puffing is back too.

 
Having trouble finding a vet that will treat venomous. I've been reading about using a digger with f10sc veterinary disinfectant. I'll have to order it bc no stores have it.
 
You shouldn't have to bring the animal in. Perhaps offer to share a youtube video of the snake's symptoms? Respiratory infection medicine is inexpensive. If the vet is willing to trust your diagnosis, especially given they don't want to see a venomous animal in person, they should be able to give you a prescription.
 
Meant fogger...my phone autocorrected to digger. I'll call my vet again tomorrow and see what he has to say about the video diagnosis. He's a good guy and I take my 5 dogs there for years.
 
Went to my vets office today to pick up medication for my dog. Only the associate vet was there and he does not desk with herps. The owner does and is the only one who can make the decision to treat or not to treat the snake. They said more than likely he will send me home with a culture swab kit, have me tube the snake and swab its saliva and then bring it to them for a culture. Then he will give me the proper medication to treat the snake at home. I'll be getting an answer on Monday. Better response then talking to the office staff on the phone earlier in the week.
 
Vet called me back and has a culture kit ready for me to pick up. I'll be getting the cultured saliva back to the vet by Friday or Saturday depending on when I'm done with work. On a side note Enyo are a fr adult mouse about 30 minutes ago. I'm happy about that.
 
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