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Old 30-07-2007, 06:22 PM
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my florida pine snake has started to worry me for the past half hour she has layed still with her mouth wide open. sprayed her down with water to cool her and turned the heating down but she is still doing the same. anybody any ideas
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Old 30-07-2007, 06:24 PM
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any signs of gunky stuff or blackness in her mouth? is she actually breathing?
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Old 30-07-2007, 06:26 PM
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no gunk at all mouth is clean but she is breathing deeply but shes keeping her head up of the bottom of the viv
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Old 30-07-2007, 06:26 PM
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has she been fed.. or has she yawned and clicked her jaw out ?? could be simple.. leave her for a while.. hopeflly she will pop it back in

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Old 30-07-2007, 06:28 PM
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Never kept pines myself but gaping and heavy breathing is a sympton of a respiratory infection.
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Old 30-07-2007, 06:28 PM
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she hasnt been fed for 2 days and she hasnt popped her jaw out as when i sprayed her she closed her mouth till i shut her viv
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1.0.0 snow corn (snowball)
2.0.0 tokay gekos (itchy and scratchy)
1.0.0 bosc monitors (oscar)
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0.0.1 classic corn (checkers)
0.1.0 rainbow boa (unamed)
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Old 30-07-2007, 06:30 PM
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is she struggling or laying still? she could be trying to regurge but nothings coming up? either that or it is possibly respiratory infections as mentioned by andy! have you got a vet near you?
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Old 30-07-2007, 06:38 PM
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shes laying fairly still. there is a vet nearby was thinking of getting her down there if she still the same in an hour
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1.0.0 northern pine (monty)
0.1.0 florida pine (missy)
1.0.0 classic corn (stitch)
1.0.0 lepord geko (spotty)
1.0.0 snow corn (snowball)
2.0.0 tokay gekos (itchy and scratchy)
1.0.0 bosc monitors (oscar)
1.0.0 crocidile gecko (unamed)
0.0.1 classic corn (checkers)
0.1.0 rainbow boa (unamed)
0.1.0 albino bull snake(unamed)
0.0.0 nile monitor (unamed and not sexed yet)
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Old 30-07-2007, 06:48 PM
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Personally, I'd get her down there asap!
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