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honestly you should invest in the 11.95 humidity guage for the sake of your herp... then we can find out what we need to do from there once you know the humidity %

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It could be the beginning of pneumonia, but there could also be other causes.
It might be stress-related. One of the red tail boa females at the zoo was being used for educational "behind the scenes" tours: taken out every day and handled a lot. She started to wheeze and cough: no mucus, no sign of infection. She was given tons of antibiotics, but nothing helped. My boss is convinced that it is stress-related put up a sign saying she was not to be disturbed, but most of the tour people ignore it. So she still wheezes and coughs. Fortunately, she's still eating (which is a good sign)

Some things to try:
turn up the heat a bit (so that the warm end is at the high side of the range.) Heat helps the snake's immune system fight off infection. Are there any bubbles around her nose or mouth? Does she breathe with her mouth open? These are serious signs of an infection. If you can gently open her mouth, you can check for any thick mucus.

Stop handling for a while. Once or twice a week at the most.

What sort of substrate are you using? Certain substrates (i.e. cedar) can cause respiratory problems.
Also, do you wear perfume? If you notice it when she's around your neck, perhaps she is reacting to a perfume(?)

A moss box is not a bad thing. (It should not be soaking wet: just moist). Then make sure that the rest of the terrarium isn't too wet. A humidity gauge is a good idea.

Good luck!

I agree with raising the temps a little, and put him on newspaper for a while. Have you changed the substrate lately, sometimes wheezing is caused by the dust from fresh substrate. I keep all my red tail boa's on newspaper all the time.

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This could be several things. It could be dust from the substrate, the beginning of a respiratory problem or even retained shed in the nostrils. I agree with what has been said. Raise the top end temperature to about 90. Remove any substrate and leave on paper. Check down inside the nostrils for any sign of retained shed (yes they shed down in there too). If you start seeing any sign of extra mucus or bubbling the snake needs a vet. At that point it is serious!

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Sounds like its just stress related to me. If it were a RI you would prolly see mucus by now. Just keep your temps up and keep your humidity at 60% or so.

are you sure its wheezing and not hissing? My friend has a crazy snake and it hisses/wheezes for no reason at all and I thought it was kinda odd. Does it seem to be getting better or worse? Just keep an eye on him and keep his enclosure really clean for a while. Just incase he does have shed in his nose why dont you soak him in steamy warm water for a bit and if there was anything there it may come out...or throw him in a pillow case with a warm wet towel. Sorry I don't have much advice to give, good luck!

Do NOT put any snake in steamy water!
If the water is steaming it is FAR too hot for the snake!

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