How to Tell if Your Snake is Healthy

Snake wellness

If you’ve provided a stress-free environment, regular food and water and the correct habitat temperature and humidity for your snake, congratulations — you’re an excellent snake parent!

How can you tell if your pet is healthy? Check for these signs:

• Displays consistent behavior
• Has clear, alert eyes (maybe not during shedding, but that’s OK)
• Has a body that’s in good condition
• Sheds regularly. (Growing snakes shed more often)
• Eats and drinks normally
• Makes a well-formed dropping two to three days after being fed

Call a vet if:

• Your snake’s behavior changes suddenly
• Your snake eats or drinks less, or is losing weight
• There is discharge from your snake’s nose or mouth
• Your snake has trouble shedding, or there are bits of old skin remaining after the rest of the skin has shed
• Your snake’s droppings are runny or have red in them