Snake owners?

[P Three]

Sooo we have a ball python. Since we moved (which I understand is a very traumatic thing for animals of any kind) from a horrible cold place to, you know, a place where penguins can't comfortably live....he's wheezing a bit. Anyone know what I can do to help him? I don't know that he needs a vet yet, but..

[The Rambling Midget]

Anyone know what I can do to help him?

Take him to a vet. Or even call the vet and ask if it's an easily remedied problem. Whatever you do, don't get medical advice from random internet people who haven't seen the problem, firsthand.

[P Three]

Might do that. On looking and listening, I think it's a combination of super-dry air and that he's about to shed from the move. I don't know if it's a snake thing or a him thing, but any move, he sheds. Like clockwork.

[Rattus_norvegicus99]

Pythons and boas come from tropical climates - they need steady, warm temperatures. He most likely has an URI or pneumonia - get him to a vet who treats reptiles. Cold blooded animals get sick easier and stay sick longer - thus, they suffer a great deal before dieing ... your snake is also quite susceptible to mouth rot if he's already wheezing and that is not good.

Yes - what TRM said. I used to keep colubrids and specifically avoided boas and pythos due to their inability to tolerate fluxuations in temperatures.

[Someonehere123]

Whatever you do, don't get medical advice from random internet people who haven't seen the problem, firsthand.

[Ace04191999]

Thats kinda ironic. Just saying..