Whistling

ngav3 · 05-30-16, 03:16 PM

Hey guys,

My carpet python is whistling when he hisses at me. Hes still a young carpet and still in that defensive state, and i just took him out and noticed whistling. Is it an RI? How do i treat it? Thanks. Hot spot is about 88 degress

**Andy_G** · 05-30-16, 03:19 PM

It could purely be part of the hiss or related to stress, but I would certainly raise and keep that hot spot a couple degrees to 90-92. 88 is slightly too cool.

ngav3 · 05-30-16, 03:39 PM

Alright. Forgot to mention that ambient humidity is 60% and the whistling only happens when he hisses at me.

limey · 05-30-16, 06:03 PM

It could be the slight onset of something, or it could be paranoia. Either way, I would bump up the hotspot a little as Andy G mentioned, and you should be okay. Catch these things in the early stages and you can alleviate issues before they occur.

Albert Clark · 05-30-16, 06:19 PM

You may want to do a deep cleaning of the enclosure as well and place him on unprinted white paper towels until you can really get a sense of where this is coming from.

chairman · 05-30-16, 08:31 PM

Any chance that he's in shed? That can cause whistling when they're doing their defensive heavy breathing.

**Andy_G** · 05-31-16, 07:27 AM

Inconsistent whistling while under stress is not abnormal...especially if it's only while your snake is trying to ward you off with hissing. Absolutely nothing sounds abnormal at this point.