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Lizzy001
08-01-03, 09:47 AM
i have noticed a faint clicking when my 1 year old snake ( sid) breath..iv read it could be R.I, im going to get a vets appointment just to be sure be until then is there ANYTHING i can do?
HE hasnt started dulin or anything, and nothing coming from his nostrils......? help
REPLYS QIUCK!
Big Mike
08-01-03, 11:47 AM
Raise the temp a little bit. Maybe up to somehting like 90.

I've read that this can help with RI. I'm sure you will get more educated advise from someone here.
marisa
08-01-03, 11:57 AM
Agreed. And yeah vet trip is good. But is your snake going to shed? My amel male Jack constantly gets a hissing weird noise when he breaths before a shed. It almost sounds like a sneeze. LOL. But is always gone after the shed. Dry skin can somewhat clog them up once in awhile.

But vet trip is a good idea. They will most likely give you medication and you can keep the temps a bit warmer during this time.

Marisa
Lizzy001
08-02-03, 02:32 PM
yeah he he about to shed...!!!
ill see if it continues and then take action if it does!!
THANKS SOO MUCH!
Andy_G
08-02-03, 02:41 PM
Some snakes just click when they breathe no matter how healthy they are, it's if the snake clicks every breath it takes, that's when you have a problem.
Aradya
08-03-03, 05:56 AM
Lizzy
Good luck with the snake, and keep us posted on how he is doing.
reptiledude21
08-06-03, 03:15 PM
i guess it had to do with the shedding....
Lizzy001
08-07-03, 09:34 AM
yep...hes stopped clickin now!

lol..i got all worried for nothing!


i feel so stupid..haha!
The_Omen
08-07-03, 09:44 AM
I posted this a while back.



Possible RI. (http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20985)

Along with this pic.

http://photo.redtailboa.net/albums/Eddies-pics/nostrils.sized.jpg
eyespy
08-07-03, 11:09 AM
Originally posted by Andy_G
Some snakes just click when they breathe no matter how healthy they are, it's if the snake clicks every breath it takes, that's when you have a problem.

I strongly disagree with that statement. Intermittent clicking is often a sign of Runny Nose Syndrome, a case where a virus settles into the respiratory system and causes occasional flareups. This is not a healthy snake, and is a lifelong carrier of viruses that can kill neonates or snakes with weak immune system and needs a lifelong quarantine. Most of the viruses responsible for RNS are airborne, so even caging the snake separately is not enough to prevent the risk of spreading the disease.