For those that hav given you snakes shots

[mechnut450]

Ok I am injecting the cinny I gotten with baytril everyday as the vet said to do. I finding that it takes 2 (wishing for 3 ) people to do this mainly 2 adultd to hold him still enough to allow the 3rd to do the injection. I also finding out just how tuff that skin(betweenthe scales) is to get a needle though and these are sharp ass needles. I was wondering if anyone else has seem to have as hard time with their snakes. I so wrried that if I push too hard I end up well into the muscle or even in a organ. the needls I using are really fine ( almost sewing thread fine.)
So far I managed 2 ( with today going to be the 3rd ) and I am not too thrilled about trying this again lol and I still got 7 more after I get todays done.

[jbean7916]

We're lucky I guess. Charlie didn't give us much trouble when he was getting shots. I held him with one hand behind his head and another right behind where the shot should go and my boyfriend gave him the shot.

sent from my EVO

[Denial]

Try giving them to reticulated pythons. Its horrible. I have some photographs somewhere of a burmese python we got in that had baytril burms from where his owner did not inject him properly. It was horrible looking.

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

I wish more vets would use clindamycin on retics and burms. The baytril does seem to cause burns much more often on the big guys.

[shelliebear]

I think it's because with larger snakes a larger concentration of Baytril is required, since the dosage is based on weight...my brother's baby bp got an injection of Baytril but it was a very small amount since he weighed very little. He was fine.
To the OP here is a great video by a member of Bp.net on how to give an injection. Watch all three parts. It's a great watch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L3A3N2IvBA

[mechnut450]

thanks shelliebear and freakifrog I was gonig too shallow ( by the vets advice) but it still hard to get though the skin hopefully today shot works better today now I seen better way to do so.
as for the needles I just bend and crimp the ends before I toss them.