Hi! I have a ghost corn snake named No Feet, and he/she is about 14 years old. He’s been having signs of respiratory problems, such as loud bursts of air, yawning, holding his head up, and when it gets bad he makes a “squeak” sound and doesn’t eat. I also notice he rubs his head a lot whenever he moves, but it doesn’t look like he has any stuck shed—he’s done this for years. He has no signs of discharge. He went to the vet once a few years ago and received two shots for a respiratory infection. It didn’t work as the problem didn’t fully go away. A year later he received another set of two shots and it also did not work. I took him to the vet again and they aren’t sure of the problem. Does anybody have recommendations before xrays and blood tests are performed?
He is about 6 feet long, currently lives in about a 70 gallon enclosure with the cool side at about 75°, the middle about 80°, and the hot side 85°-90°. I try and keep his humidity from 40-60, but sometimes it drops below 40. The vet recommended paper bedding to reduce dust, so that’s what I have now. His diet consists of small frozen rats/adult mice, with a powder supplement sometimes added.
As a separate question, I’m not quite sure if this is a problem or not. But sometimes he’ll have these random full body “spasms” or “twitches.” The vet said it may or may not be related to sexual behavior, but they are not sure either. Does anybody have any ideas with this too? It happens almost every time after he eats, and sometimes just randomly throughout the month.
http://youtu.be/CmDCS4EBlbM
http://youtu.be/oRsqxLBbzfQ
He is about 6 feet long, currently lives in about a 70 gallon enclosure with the cool side at about 75°, the middle about 80°, and the hot side 85°-90°. I try and keep his humidity from 40-60, but sometimes it drops below 40. The vet recommended paper bedding to reduce dust, so that’s what I have now. His diet consists of small frozen rats/adult mice, with a powder supplement sometimes added.
As a separate question, I’m not quite sure if this is a problem or not. But sometimes he’ll have these random full body “spasms” or “twitches.” The vet said it may or may not be related to sexual behavior, but they are not sure either. Does anybody have any ideas with this too? It happens almost every time after he eats, and sometimes just randomly throughout the month.
http://youtu.be/CmDCS4EBlbM
http://youtu.be/oRsqxLBbzfQ