My Albino Burmese Python

Question
I got 2 Burmese pythons 13 months ago and they were both 3 months old.(one brown, one albino) Not that long after I got them that I noticed they had mites. I treated this with seven dust and the mites went away. I knew of a breeder through a friend in FL and they went to our friends reptile store in FL for a month before they were sent to me, I think that is were they got mites. Ever since the albino has not really had an appetite and she has been very lethargic, even with strangers and I think she has a blooding nose now. The temp in there is 88-90 the humidity is 40 (i know it is a little dry) I use a heat lamp on top of the cage. Over the past 6 months I have talked to a few people about her appetite and no one seems to think it is a big deal but as I look online I wonder if it is an infection and I wonder if I gave her the medicine without knowing for sure how bad it would be for her. (I know that probably sounds really dumb but my breeder friend told me to just inject her antibiotics  I don't want to make things worse by not being sure first)

Answer
Hi Rebecca,

I would definitely raise the humidity levels. Being to low can cause your snake to not eat, not saying that is the cause, but it could be. If you decided to treat her with antibiotics, it would not harm her. That is unless you overdose her.

I would correct the humidity levels and see if that helps any. I would also listen to her when she breaths. If you hear wheezing then yes you could start the medication.

It is not uncommon for a larger snake species to go without eating for extended periods of time. This is also the time of season for breeding and could have triggered her biological clock.. I know they are not big enough yet and are not even close to being old enough, but that does not mean this is not the case.


I hope this helps, please let me know what you come up with and if she is doing better.

Thanks,
Eric Rovegno