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I think he tried to hurt me.....

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Ruderpinne

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Ok so I dont think he is blueing yet which makes me worried a little.

Anyhow I get him out to play with him right? :cool:

Until he decided to wrap his entire body around my finger and start to squeeze and im like wtf!!!! This wasnt a easy squeeze but it was not what I would call hard and he kept opening his mouth.

I put him back in his tank very quickly because i did not want to get bit or anything.

So my gf thinks he may be in his blue, I never saw his eyes change to blue and it does not look like any skin has come off he does how ever look dry so.

She said we should mist the tank what degree does it need to be at to mist it just at regular 75-82 (hot and cool) and how many times do I do it?

Thanks kinda worried that he acted this way.
 
:laugh: Don't be scared. He's more afraid of your bite then you are of his. Next time relax, keep him out until he relaxes also, then enjoy his company. If you keep putting him back when you think he's going to strike then he's going to learn to strike at you to keep you from bugging him.
 
Leologan42 said:
:laugh: Don't be scared. He's more afraid of your bite then you are of his. Next time relax, keep him out until he relaxes also, then enjoy his company. If you keep putting him back when you think he's going to strike then he's going to learn to strike at you to keep you from bugging him.
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thats the first time i have put him up like that and he was clearly upset with me and I dont know if he is bluing and if he is im not supposed to mess with him right
 
Was he trying to strike or slowly opening his mouth like he was going to eat? Maybe he thought you were food. I used to have a little hatchling who always tried to swallow my fingers. I think he had a metabolism problem because he could eat a mouse that was too big and have it digested by the next day. He was always hungry. He ended up dying.

Anywho, if it was an eating-type bite, I'd feed him. That's my opinion anyway. If it was a strike-type bite, he wasn't happy with something.
 
Neither he didnt strike he didnt act like he was eating.

He wrapped my finger up and squeezed so I just put him back in.

When I put him back in his tank he started opening his mouth not fully, but not small like mid way?

Then every now and then he does it. Its not a certain time frame, like every 5 min or 10 just randomly.

Last time I weighed him he as 35 grams I wana say? Not sure but we feed him two pinkies a week. Every thursday.
 
Watch him, see if he continues to do the mouth opening thing for more than just the next hour, like over the next day or so, with out you taking him out or trying to handle him. If it continues a vet apt may be in order as mouth gaping can be a sign of an RI.

Did you notice if he made any funny breathing or clicking sounds when you had him out. Other signs to look for just in case are bubbles from the mouth or nose, if that happens he needs a vet ASAP.

He may also have put his jaw out of alignment and just be trying to right it.
 
Asbit said:
Watch him, see if he continues to do the mouth opening thing for more than just the next hour, like over the next day or so, with out you taking him out or trying to handle him. If it continues a vet apt may be in order as mouth gaping can be a sign of an RI.

Did you notice if he made any funny breathing or clicking sounds when you had him out. Other signs to look for just in case are bubbles from the mouth or nose, if that happens he needs a vet ASAP.

He may also have put his jaw out of alignment and just be trying to right it.
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Glad I read all the posts...because I was about to say this same thing! Lol...

You should really have something to measure the humidity in there...without knowing what your normal humidity is, I definately would NOT be misting AT ALL. Corns don't need a ridiculous amount of humidity for a good shed....

Walmart...it's in the outdoors or tools section....Accu-Rite Digital Thermometer/Hygrometer with a probe. Gives you cool side and humidity readout, and the probe gives you the hot side temp....they are great, tons of us use them...$12 at most Walmarts...
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They will also open their mouths and yawn and stretch when they are getting ready to shed. At this point it is most likely nothing. Do not run to the vet and say he opened his mouth what should I do.

Squeezing your hand does not mean he is about to strike. It probably means he didn't have much confidence in you and thought you were going to drop him.

Nut up a little man. It squeezed your finger. Stick you hand in there and find out getting bit is nothing to worry about and then you can start to enjoy your snake. I can't believe you told your girl friend. Have you no pride man? It squeezed your finger. Cheese and crackers, I'm embarrassed.
 
My snake does that when she's hungry. She has bitten my finger and my brother's and it's no big whoop and it does not hurt. I just hold her for a bit to make sure she's good and calm and then, if it's her feeding day, warm up a mousie.

However, as Asbit said, if your snake exhibits any of the symptoms she listed, it's good to get it checked out.
 
My snake always constricts my hand. He loves to crawl in and out between my fingers and constrict. I don't take it as aggressive at all. It's a bit odd though because he does not constrict his mice. weird...
 
wade said:
Have you no pride man? It squeezed your finger. Cheese and crackers, I'm embarrassed.
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Tee-hee..Wade I couldn't have said it better myself..my BP struck me the other day, and my boy squeeled like a little girl. She bit ME and HE was screeching. I was standing there with a snake on my hand laughing so hard I could cry trying to figure out if my guy was OK. lol

Dude, you own snakes. They're gonna bite you someday. *shrugs* They have teeth that is similar to that of the rough part of velcro...it DOESNT HURT. its not even that traumatic. My first bite happened so fast I had no idea what happened until after. I was more offended than anything. The thread is called "she BIT me?!!!" or something like that. there are pics, which show how minor it is. I've cut myself worse with a plastic spoon. or paper. AND the snake that bit be is like 2X the size of an adult corn. a snake thats small enough to squeeze your finger probably couldnt even draw blood.

As for whats up? Probably in blue. Has your snake ever shed for you before? if so, dont change anything and leave him alone for a week. If your house is SUPER dry, maybe mist the tank, but really...Leaving him alone for a while is the better course of action.

Oh yeah...Pull my finger...:poke: LOL
 
Well thanks for some of the good comments and the man up comments not sure about those. I have never been bitten by a snake and for the girlfriend comment which was pretty lame its her snake not mine.

Whatever onto the question

I felt him pop today when playing with him he actually did it a few times and you guys said I should take him to the vet he might have a RI right?
 
If in doubt, especially about respiratory issues, it sure doesn't hurt to let experienced ears listen to your snake's lung, as well as do an exam of his oral cavity and sinuses.
 
That's high. But oh well. You may as well take in a fecal, too, if he poops between now and then. I wouldn't be surprised if the vet wants to do a Grams stain of his mouth to see how many and which bacteria he's got going. That runs $20-25 at my vet, but the office visit is only $44.
 
I'd just like to go on record as saying that the are some people on this forum that tend to over react to things and see pending doom in every situation. It seems they tell someone twice a day they need to go to the vet right now!! (I'm not talking about Nanci) I would just like to say that the only reason you think there might be an RI is because your snake opened it's mouth a couple of times. That is far from a RI diagnosis. After you have made a house payment on your vets house I would like you to read this and remember where you heard it first.
 
wade said:
I'd just like to go on record as saying that the are some people on this forum that tend to over react to things and see pending doom in every situation. It seems they tell someone twice a day they need to go to the vet right now!! (I'm not talking about Nanci) I would just like to say that the only reason you think there might be an RI is because your snake opened it's mouth a couple of times. That is far from a RI diagnosis. After you have made a house payment on your vets house I would like you to read this and remember where you heard it first.
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Ummm not quite if you go back and check I am taking him because he is like coughing/popping I either got the info here or reading somewhere that if it feels like he/she is popping/coughing and opening his/her mouth frequently then it could be a RI.

Correct or incorrect?

If the information is incorrect then i would rather not throw 70$ away.....
 
OK I just reread the entire thread and I find no mention of coughing/popping. Hold the snakes mouth next to your ear and listen to it breathing. Do you hear wheezing or popping sounds? Usually with a RI the snake is described as mouth gaping. Does that description apply to your snake? Is the snake blowing bubbles? These are the usually symptoms of a Respiratory Infection. I haven't heard you mention any of them.
 
Sometimes when I'm holding a very healthy snake, I can feel a pop when he moves a certain way or when he moves against where I'm restraining him. If that's what you're talking about I have no clue what causes it, but it's nothing to worry about. Like Wade says I'd make sure that the sound is coming from his breathing. If it's an RI, I would imagine it's not too hard to tell.
Is his open mouth behavior happening even when you aren't holding him? Just watch his cage for a half hour or so. It sounded like you were talking about a defensive or hungry biting thing, not open mouthed breathing.
 
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