reps_as_pets
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Hi all. My little childrens python is concerning me at the moment. When she flicks her tongue, sometimes it only goes halfway back in her mouth and she just leaves it that way for a few seconds. My first thought was maybe she had RI. I called a friend who has been keeping snakes for decades and he advised me to increase her heat mat temp to 34 and watch her closely for a few days. His reasoning was as follows..
She doesn't appear to be gunked up, no blowing bubbles or crackly breathing, no swollen neck or throat, nothing moist around her nose or mouth and she is still smashing her food. Well it's been 4 days and there's no change. Should I take her to the vet? Other than the tongue thing she seems well. She is about 15 months old, in a terrarium with a heat mat on 34 (normally on 32) which stays on 24/7. Ambient temp at night is around 22. She eats on average a mouse a week. Did I forget anything?
I have also reviewed all my husbandry, if she is sick I think it would have been me making it TOO humid around shedding time. I now know better and I am kicking myself enough for everyone. So consider me told off already
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She doesn't appear to be gunked up, no blowing bubbles or crackly breathing, no swollen neck or throat, nothing moist around her nose or mouth and she is still smashing her food. Well it's been 4 days and there's no change. Should I take her to the vet? Other than the tongue thing she seems well. She is about 15 months old, in a terrarium with a heat mat on 34 (normally on 32) which stays on 24/7. Ambient temp at night is around 22. She eats on average a mouse a week. Did I forget anything?
I have also reviewed all my husbandry, if she is sick I think it would have been me making it TOO humid around shedding time. I now know better and I am kicking myself enough for everyone. So consider me told off already
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