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my sick? snake

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Rachel Giles

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My bloodred cornsnake is acting strangely- she's a little lethargic and acts defensive when I open her cage. she hasn't eaten in a week and a half- unusual for her. she's also holding her mouth cracked open and I thought I heard her hiss the other day... this has been going on about five days.
 
Mouthrot? or respiratory problem?
Bad shed could be indicator of humidity or diet problem.
Humidity problem could cause the respiratory trouble.
I would get it to a herp vet.
 
I dont know about the open mouth- could be a respiratory prob but do take her to the herp vet soon like Kellum said. If its mouth rot then she might be defensive (dunno bout the hissing). try and increase the humidity anyway.
ERJ
 
Don't increase humidity!

The previous post suggested increasing the humidity. I believe this was probably a typo or a product of typing too late at night! :) . If it IS a respiratory problem, increasing humidity will be very bad. The only reasons I know of for increasing humidity are during shedding (which you said she had just finished).

DO increase the temperature a bit in the cage until you can get her to a herp vet. The vet can let you know for sure what's going on and how to treat it!
 
I also agree with Katie. You don't want to increase the humidity while your snake may have an upper respiratory infection. However, you may want to get a hygrometer to measure the humidity. Low humidity could be causing the bad sheds. The hygrometer will tell you if the humidity is at the proper level. Then you would need to adjust the humidity if needed.

The most important thing is to get her to a vet!

Terri
 
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