I ordered an 1800g male VPI Axanthic and when he came in he had gotten RI :/. The vet gave me 2 weeks of oral antibiotics because I couldn't afford the shot. So it has been 2 weeks and I thought he was better but sure enough today he's opening his mouth, breathing like he's congested. I understand that Bps are about a week behind because of their slow metabolism. He does look better than before, i don't see anymore bubbles. Should I take him to the vet again to get the shots? I was doing a Vicks treatment that I had seen a lot of on the internet with no success. I am starting to get worried about him he hasn't ate in about a month and a half which I know is normal sometimes for bps but I still worry for him. I know RI infections are really contagious and I have 9 bps in the rack. I may have gotten a little BP crazy and may have bitten off more than I can chew. Im only 15 so my source of income is selling chips at school. I really want to breed them but now i see that I have to address the medical issues before I try to pursue breeding. And I feel terrible I let this happen. I just want him to get better.

I built my rack system that houses 3 40 at tubs and 6 6qt tubs. And I'm having trouble regulating the heat through it. I have a Herpstat 1 hooked up to 6in flex watt Heat tape. I keep the lids on the 6qt shoeboxes but I take them off the 40qt. I had the probe in the 40qt tub. Where should I put the probe? I have my 200g female spider in one and I think she may have gotten a burn. From to much heat.

This is a noob question but does every enclosure really need a water dish? Or could I soak the snakes everyday? Just wondering because the snakes seem to spill it every time I put the water in.