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#170253
Kimberlypaige
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Ball with a cold 
My ball python was bitten real bad by a rat about a year ago. He didn’t eat for over 9 months. He’s eating now and I thought was doing fine but I can hear him wheezing when he breaths. This just started. The people at the pet store said to put Bird meds in his water. Has anyone ever heard of this?
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10/25/04 11:39pm
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#170307
Super_Smash
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Message To: Kimberlypaige In reference to Message Id: 170253
Ball with a cold
sometimes, when bps are going into shed, they can wheeze. has your bp shown any sign of shedding? when they shed, they also shed inside their mouths (as weird as that sounds) and it can sometimes get caught in their throat. nothing to worry about, it’ll go away. my snake does that too sometimes :-)
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10/26/04 1:07am
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#170312
Pelota
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Message To: Super_Smash In reference to Message Id: 170307
Ball with a cold
lol you sure they shed inside their mouths? Like the pink fleshy area? They shed skin from that? Okay...I’m pretty sure what you mean, is when they’re about to shed, the skin can get loose around their nostrils and cause a wheezing sound. But if your snake isn’t about to shed or anything, you might have a respiratory problem on your hands. I’d forget what the pet store told you(they usually know nothing..) and get your snake to a good reptile vet if the problem persists. If you notice a bubbly mucous liquid around the mouth and nostrils, and/or wheezing, and/or raising the head up to breathe...then I’d say its a respiratory infection.
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10/26/04 1:13am
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#170314
Super_Smash
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Message To: Pelota In reference to Message Id: 170312
Ball with a cold
haha shut up. im tired.thats probably what i mean. hate you now :)
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10/26/04 1:14am
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#170320
Eunectes4
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Message To: Super_Smash In reference to Message Id: 170314
Ball with a cold
They dont shed the inside of their mouths. If you all got nice one piece shed you would know that. Tell us more about the sounds.. i doubt it is because of shed..more likelu during feeding or drinking or because you have too cool of conditions.
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10/26/04 1:48am
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