
REPTILE / health & care
How to Tell if Your Snake is Healthy
Signs your slithery pet is doing well — or needs a vet
Overview
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