New snake has an ri..

[KingKuma]

I picked up my new male mojave a few weeks ago and it turns out he has an ri. I have to give him injections daily and i'm kind of nervous.
Has anybody got any tips?
Also in future how can i avoid buying an animal with an ri, i mean if the animal has no visual signs of an ri how can you tell?

[Pokersnake]

I'm sorry that happened. I had a male mojave who actually died of an RI a little over a year ago. It's really tricky when dealing with an animal that can get sick so quickly. What likely happened was that his immune system was doing an ok job of fighting it off and then the stress of getting him home and settled in his new environment stressed him out. Stress lowers the immune system. RI symptoms show up. Just keep up your injections and make sure to get him checked by the vet when you're done with them.

My guy held on to an RI from April (first round of injections) to September. In August I started a nebulizer, and repeated injections shortly after. He declined pretty fast in late September.

[Reptile Frenzy]

RI can be a bad thing. We had a snake hold one for a year before he finally gave up. Nothing cured him. Snakes tend to hide illness real good because in the wild if a predator senses they are week then they become food. Its natural instinct. When giving injections i recommend 2 people doing it. One holding the snake and one injecting. Inject in 1st third of his body making sure you hit muscle and not his spine. Once the needle is in pull back on the plunger and if you see no blood then your in muscle. Keep the temps up in the room. Have the hot spot at 90-95 and room temp bump it to 82-86. Goodluck

[KingKuma]

An update, i've been giving him shots for just over a week and he's looking better, stronger and more active so it's looking good!