Still shaking...

Question
Hi Eric,
I had asked you a question back in January and we are still having the same problem. My previous question said:

"We have a female carpet python, about 7 feet long. She is around 8 or 9 years old. Lately she has been acting pretty lethargic, we do have a heat lamp for her although it isn't a very good one. Normally she stays up around the top of her cage on driftwood that we have set up for her, but lately she has been staying on the bottom in the shredding. We noticed earlier her body seemed to be twitching every now and then like she is coughing or sneezing. We checked her skin, found no physical damage, she isn't wheezing, and there aren't any bubbles coming out of her nose. We have never had a single problem feeding her (we use dead rats that have been frozen and thawed out) but we put a rat in her cage today and she didn't move until we tease fed it to her, which we have never had to do before. Any ideas on what could be wrong with her or how to fix this?"

Here are the updates:
she is no longer acting lethargic, instead she seems to have much more energy. She seems to be acting like a normal snake in every sense, eating fine, except she is still convulsing. It seems to have gotten worse now. I took a video of it for you to get a better idea of what she is actually doing. She only seems to shake like that when she is in her cage. When we take her out and let her explore she doesn't do it.

Here is a link to the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQEKk2zrGlQ

Thank you for all your help!

Answer
Hello Ashley,

From the video I do notice the tremors. It almost looks like IBD "Inclusion Body Decease" to me. This decease attacks the nervous system.

Other signs include disorientation, corkscrewing of the head and neck, holding the head in abnormal and unnatural positions, rolling onto the back or stargazing. I hope this is not the case as it can be fatal decease in snakes. There are blood tests that can be done. Bring her to a Vet. They can tell you more about the decease. If this is at all what it is.

Just keep her comfy and the temps and humidity levels good.

I hope this helps,
Eric