Marnie's Snakes

[EasternGirl]

Okay...well then maybe I will try feeding him on a blanket on the bed and see how he does. On another feeding issue, Cee Cee is becoming more and more aggressive when she eats...and actually just more aggressive and jumpy in general. I don't know what her problem is. After I fed her tonight, she was literally lunging across the tank in mid-air and flying into the glass with her face and striking and biting at my fingers through the glass. I was like omg psycho snake! It was funny but I was worried she would hurt her nose. And it was a little disturbing too. I was thinking.."what the heck has gotten into this snake?". Right before I fed her...I was changing her water and I moved her rock hide and when I went to put it back, she flipped out and lunged at the rock and struck at it. I don't know what her deal is. I weighed her again a couple of days ago and she hasn't gained any weight at all...so I don't think she's gravid.

[chris-uk]

Maybe snakey PMS?
Seriously though, our Eskerina has gone through short spells of being flighty when we've changed things in her viv, she's not been aggressive but very jumpy. A day later she's back to her normal self. I think some snakes don't like change, a bit like a cat really.

[kibakiba]

Snap gets like that. One day she's a sweetheart, the otehrs she just act like someone soved a spikey stick up her butt! That is most days, though.

[EasternGirl]

Now she is acting somewhat normal again...flighty still but not aggressive. In the morning, I will often go into her enclosure and pick up her slim jim can where she likes to sleep and then slowly slide her out of it into her plants. This morning when I did it, she jumped out of the tank into my lap! My dog was sitting there and she saw him and went right back into the enclosure...lol. I think the aggressiveness revolves around eating though...she's just a piggy.

[EasternGirl]

Today when I went to clean Cee Cee's enclosure, I noticed that she was making a very funny loud squeaking noise...It seems like she is wheezing a bit, and when I held her up to my ear I could hear some rattling in her chest area. I called and made an appointment for Saturday with an exotics vet in my area. I am going to go ahead and have Seeley checked as well...since he has been acting a little off for a while...and not eating much. Saturday is the soonest that I can get them there and that the exotic vet is in. Cee Cee is active and drinking...I am going to try to feed her later today, as today is her regular feeding day. I hope she is okay.

[guidofatherof5]

Keep us posted. Please.

[Light of Dae]

I just did a little internet research n sounds like the start of a respiratory infection.. number of suggestions to decrease humidity n increase heat a little... But vet visit is a good idea Keep us posted, hope she's ok.

[EasternGirl]

Decrease humidity, huh? Okay...how do I do that? I really think it has something to do with that stupid ecoearth...I would not recommend that stuff. I had to pull a little piece of it out of her mouth yesterday...and when I was cleaning her tank today, that stuff had the worst dust coming off of it...it was making me wheeze! I switched back to carefresh. The humidity is a little higher in my house right now because it has been warmer outside the last couple of days. I will go and turn her heat mat on...I had actually lowered the temp in her viv because she kept going to the cool side and hiding in her cool hide...and it has been warm in my house so her viv was pretty warm. But I will put the temp back up. Thanks for doing the search.

[chris-uk]

Increase your ventilation if you want to decrease humidity. I have a few old PC fans laying around which I plan to use if I ever have problems with excess heat or humidity.
If there's any sign of infection the best you can do is keep the heat up to help their immune system.

Good luck at the vets on Saturday. Keep us informed.

[EasternGirl]

I put the heat pad back on and the humidity is around 35%. She seems to be doing okay now. She has been out exploring around a bit since I changed the substrate back to carefresh. Like I said, I am going to try to feed her tonight and I will listen for the wheezing then. Hopefully she will be okay until we can get to the vet...thanks everyone for the concern and I will keep you posted.