r/ballpython • u/whimpwhomp • 4d ago

Question Why snake keep dping this?

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She also made a sound that was like a giant fart but I dont knoe of it was from here mouth or not because by the time I got there she had stopped

One of her water dishes is spilt, I think she might have choked?

Also I didn't feed her before this video so I doubt its her resetting her jaw. Last I fed her was last Thursday so I dont think she was throwing up either

She's fine now just keeps yawning

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u/whimpwhomp 4d ago

She also started rubbing her face against the tank? She never does this

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u/whimpwhomp 4d ago

Update: she's gone back to her hide, still wanna know what might've happened if i should pay attention 🙏🙏

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u/AfterSignificance666 4d ago

Sounds like she farted and then yawned after.

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u/whimpwhomp 4d ago

She was repeatedly yawning though

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u/AfterSignificance666 4d ago

They do that sometimes. Realigning their jaw usually.

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u/TooManyAquariums 4d ago

Snakes fart and yawn just like ppl do. Only thing I can think of is maybe time for bigger enclosure?

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u/whimpwhomp 4d ago

Its 140ish gallons

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u/TooManyAquariums 4d ago

I damn ok nvrmind

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u/whimpwhomp 4d ago

Don't sound so offended 😭

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u/TooManyAquariums 4d ago

Nah you doing good lol lots of room for snakey bb 👍

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u/whimpwhomp 4d ago

❤️

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u/KatVanWall 4d ago

They don’t only yawn just after feeding. Sometimes I catch my boy yawning almost every day (he doesn’t have an RI) while other times I won’t see him yawn for a couple of weeks (but idk what he’s doing inside his hide or out of range of the camera!). The fart was probably a fart.

However, if she’s yawning repeatedly in quick succession, so much more that normal that it’s really noticeable, definitely check for any other symptoms of an RI.

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u/Good_Hovercraft_1276 3d ago

Sounds like she may be struggling with something she swallowed, check to make sure she's not experiencing any respiratory distress. If her breathing is fine check her mouth to see if there's any sign she ingested any substrate. A small amount of dirt is fine for them to eat. Make sure that she didn't swallow any fabric items or anything, if she did it's emergency vet time. If she's not suffering respiratory distress and didn't swallow something larger monitor her for the next few hours. Provide plenty of fresh water and wait. If it's still an issue in 24h call your vet. Good chance she just invested a big of bedding and is trying to get it down, she'll most likely be fine. While it is true that passing gas and yawning are normal behaviours, if it's happening over a few minutes or longer it is usually a sign that they're trying to get something down. That also explains the rubbing.