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Sorry in advance this is kind of long..

Today while one of my burms was shedding she began coughing/wheezing. She only did it probably 5 times during her shed and I haven't seen/heard her do it since she finished and that was over 6 hours ago. At first I thought it might've just been stuck shed around her nostrils but I saw her do it a couple times when she was almost done with her shed. After she finished I found what looks like some kind of dried up fluid on the glass in a couple places. Heres a pic -



I don't know what else it could be, I keep her enclosure very clean and I hadn't seen this until today.

I have seen her kind of wheeze only a handful of times previously but never like she was today while shedding. I check her mouth area and nostrils almost everytime she is out and I have never noticed anything out of the ordinary. I have never seen anything like this on the glass before.

She shows no other signs of RI like open mouth breathing, bubbles, no discharge from the mouth or nostrils etc. She is acting totally normal, very alert, just shed today, great appetite (except when in shed).

Her temps were 80 cold side 85 warm with a hot spot of 89-93 depending on the spot provided by flexwatt. At night I let it drop to 80. Humidity is always between 50-60% but I usually spray her down really well during the day and let it dry out throughout the day. I have been keeping her just like this in the same cage for over a year and no problems.
I have already raised her temps to 80 to 87 during the day (hot spot still the same) and am going to raise it to 84 at night, just in case.

Any other advice you guys can give me? In all honesty I would much rather treat this naturally (if there is anything to treat...) then get medications. Of course if they are needed I wouldn't hesitate. I would like to see if raising the temps a bit will clear this up first. Like I said, I only heard her wheeze a couple of times randomly previous to today and she hasn't since she finished her shed this morning.

Thanks in advance and I apologize for the novel...

Sounds pretty normal to me.

Thet only gets wheezy right before he sheds and he leaves saliva trails on the glass sometimes. He is a boy so he sometimes leaves other gooey stuff around...

The only thing about that is there is another spot of whatever it is a good 1ft+ up on the glass.

I just cleaned Thets glass, but when he goos it up again I'll take a pic. It takes him a couple of months but he gets it pretty smeary with whatever gunk he can come up with.

No wheezing except when he is in shed, no bubbles or mucus, just like a dog getting garbage all over the car windows.

It doesn't necessarily mean ri. But could be something, or could be nothing. Irritants can cause this. Something that aggitated the airway or lungs. Over time stagnant air can do it(low air flow) as well. Its possible its just an occurance from the shedding too.

Realy the only way to know is a check up,etc.

Thanks guys.. I guess I'll just keep a close eye on her and if anything changes or she continues I will get her into a vet.