My 1 yr old Retic seems to be Wheezing

[JustMeNmySnakes]

She has always has somewhat of a wheeze, but I'm wondering since the wheezing or perhaps she's just breathing normal and I'm worried about nothing..
It's not a sporadic sound, she seems to breathe normal and doesn't appear to be distressed.
Should I take her in for her yr check up just to be safe or do the relics just breathe hard n loud?
Aloha,
Scott

[kwhitlock]

Just gonna ask the basics. Temps, humidity? Wheezing to my knowledge can be a sign of possible RI. Vet checkup may not be idea. However, are you sure this wasn't just an "hiss"? Just an loud exhale?

[bigsnakegirl785]

Not sure how big she is, but the big snakes tend to wheeze/hiss when they breathe, just because of how big they are. Being a year old, it's probably 5'-7' if I had to guess so not big enough for that type of breathing, but it could be due to exerting its muscles. My snakes sometimes wheeze when they're doing something like climbing up something or squeezing something too tightly.

Does it do it all the time? Any gaping? Any mucus or redness of the gums?

[SnoopySnake]

Not sure how big she is, but the big snakes tend to wheeze/hiss when they breathe, just because of how big they are. Being a year old, it's probably 5'-7' if I had to guess so not big enough for that type of breathing, but it could be due to exerting its muscles. My snakes sometimes wheeze when they're doing something like climbing up something or squeezing something too tightly.

Does it do it all the time? Any gaping? Any mucus or redness of the gums?

^^This. My 3.5' SD "wheezes" when he's unhappy about me touching him or getting him out, but its not quite a hiss. Or if he squeezes tightly. What are your enclosure details?

[JustMeNmySnakes]

It seems to be on her exhale. Temp average is 75-90 degrees f. Depending on what end of the tank. Humidity, 65-85. Depending on how full her basin is and if I've just misted or not. No sinus discharge or sinus bubbles. Maybe a checkup wouldn't hurt. She will be 1 year sometime next month. October. So the seller said.

[JustMeNmySnakes]

I haven't taken her for a checkup yet, but I think it's from being handled initially even though she continues to appear to be wheezing, I'm sure now after your replies that she's fine. She must just get excited when I remove her from her home even though I handle her everyday.

[dave himself]

Glad to hear everything seems to be in order :), how long has she been with you?

[JustMeNmySnakes]

I got her on January 11, 2015 after I went to the Pamona Reptile Convention.

[JustMeNmySnakes]

I'm looking forward to breeding her after she's matured and I've found the right male, but not knowing exactly what she is makes it hard to chose a male Retic as her mate. If only there were a way to identify if she's normal or a morph and what sort of morph...

[dave himself]

If you've had her that long and there are no sign of bubbles or drool imo I would say it's just her normal breathing, my girl done this as a hatchling. But if your still not happy or for your of peace of mind you could still get her checked with a vet. And did vendor you bought her off not tell you what she was?. Post a photo of her here one of the retic people on here will be able to help you out mate, I'm pretty new to retics myself and unless she was an albino or something like that I would be pretty useless to you :D

[SnoopySnake]

I'm looking forward to breeding her after she's matured and I've found the right male, but not knowing exactly what she is makes it hard to chose a male Retic as her mate. If only there were a way to identify if she's normal or a morph and what sort of morph...

If she was sold to you as a normal/no hets then she's probably just a normal

[dave himself]

If she was sold to you as a normal/no hets then she's probably just a normal

I would say Adrian is right :)

[JustMeNmySnakes]

She was advertised as something like a SUPER DWARF HET RETIC.

[dave himself]

She was advertised as something like a SUPER DWARF HET RETIC.

Was she a super dwarf retic?

[JustMeNmySnakes]

Super Dwarf. Yes.

[dave himself]

She's not a morph then mate she's a locale, which means she's from one of the small islands. I'm not clued up on SD's perhaps if you posted a pick some one maybe able to help you pinpoint where she's from :)

[JustMeNmySnakes]

Thanks Dave. I'll do that if I can figure out how to. Electronically challenged

[dave himself]

Thanks Dave. I'll do that if I can figure out how to. Electronically challenged

There's a how to post photos in the general discussion section :)

[JustMeNmySnakes]

http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33504&stc=1&d=1444251813

[JustMeNmySnakes]

She ate a large FT rat last night before midnight then she shed during the morning hours before sunrise.

[SnoopySnake]

I can definitely see the influence but I'm not too keen on telling apart locales yet. Very nice. How long is she and how much does she weigh? If she was labelled as SD HET RETIC I suppose its possible she has an unknown het but there's no way of knowing unless you breed her.

[JustMeNmySnakes]

She's between 6-7' and last time she let me weight her, she was about 1300 grams, but I'm replacing the batteries before I weigh her again after she discards her last meal.

[SnoopySnake]

With that size at a year old she's definitely not pure, my SD retic is a pure kalatoa and only 3.5-4 ft and about 400g. My male should max 4.5-6ft.

[JustMeNmySnakes]

I just pray she's not pure mainland or I better build her something bigger than the 5'x3'x2' enclosure I'm trying to finish..
She's been knocking out Jumbo Rats with little effort for a while now.

[SnoopySnake]

Like I said I'm not too knowledgeable but that pattern definitely has some SD or dwarf influence. However with that size at a year old I would definitely be prepared for a larger snake. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable in locales can chime in, maybe make a separate post on it.

[JustMeNmySnakes]

Thank you. I appreciate your help.
My fault for buying her without asking the right questions, but no regrets regardless. She's been a great addition and she likes being handled..