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Chirping sound

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LazyLemming

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Britany noticed a light chirping sound in Igneous about 3 weeks ago. We cleaned out his cage and he went into shed right after.

Well he fed great 48 hours ago after his shed, he's lively and active tonight, but we can still hear a chirping sound from his breathing tonight.

No other symptoms are showing, no bubbles or mucus or anything. Could this be a respiratory infection? Would the symptoms go this long without worsening?

We've got a great herp vet not too far from town we're thinking about taking him to.
 
Britany says she heard it after we picked him up November 28th. I haven't noticed anything until now. It's not constant, he's give a couple of chirps, then nothing for several minutes, then a few more, etc.
 
I always feel if you have the means and ability it never hurts to check with the vet. Ask yourself 1. Is it normal 2. Can you explain what is going on and why. 3. can you fix it. These are the questions I ask myself before I go to the vet. Fortunately for myself I also have one of the best vets I have ever met and I have worked with rescues rehabs and sanctuarys for one type of animal or another for the last 20 years.
 
Sometimes snakes make weird breathing noises right around the shed. I'd wait one or two days. If you see bubbling, open mouth breathing or anything like that, then go to the vet.

There is discussion about how to check for RI in the I Found Boas thread in GCC.
 
To add to nanci's points, sometimes they can also make a puff (could come off as a chirp in smaller specimens) if they're moving around in an exerted manor, like climbing or clinging or anything that requires a bit of flexing and exertion.
 
That's what I was thinking, that he was just exerting himself, but we were kinda worried. We're keeping a close eye on him but so far he's shown ZERO other symptoms.

I think we'll schedule a checkup and introduction with our vet soon anyways.
 
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