zooguy
New member
I was handling my snake last night and noticed a light whistling sound. I referred to a few of my corn snake books and also did a search on this site, but some direct advice would help a lot. There is no mucus coming from the nose or mouth, no open-mouthed breathing, no gurgling, etc. It sounds like a "dry" whistle. I am leaning towards two possibilities: 1) possible unshed skin in nose/getting ready to shed or 2) maybe some dust from the substrate was inhaled. I have him in a 40 gallon breeder with a screen top, a large water bowl, two hides, a climbing structure, silk plants, and "soft-sorbent" bedding. I don't think the humidity is too high because of the screen top. It is about time to do another cage clean, so I am thinking that I will go back to aspen shavings. This may possibly remove the cause of the whistling. Your thoughts and advice would be greatly appreciated!