Hello, I have a jungle x iriyan jaya. she is 2kg, 6 feet long, and about 2 years old. She's relatively cage aggressive.
She has always been known to hiss and 'click' whenever she's out of her cage, which i have read is a normal behaviour. However, 2 months ago she began wheezing, coughing and bubbling at the mouth. Assuming it was an RI, I took her to a vet (an hour drive, really difficult to find time to go.) and was given antibiotics (Gentramicin) for Sub-Q every 4 days, a total of 4 doses.
It seemed to help quite a bit, and she showed no more symptoms until now, 1 month after completion of the antibiotics. She is showing the exact same symptoms as before: wheezing, bubbling and throat-puffing), but they only appear when she is being handled; this is where my question arises..
Are these kind of 'symptoms' just normal behaviour of an excited carpet?
I'm aware that these snakes often make noises when curious/pissed off, but this seems quite excessive.
Extra info: She's in a wooden terrarium, 4'Wx2'Dx3'H, with lots of branches and climbing perches. She has a temp gradient from 79/80 to 90, with a basking perch of 92-95. Humidity fluctuates as I mist her, but is never above 60% and rarely falls below 20%. She has a large water dish with a small particle filter.
Please reply, and feel free to ask more information of me. Thank you
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