uh oh my snake has a respitory infection:(

[mr shocker0]

About three days ago i noticed that when my snake took in a breath it would make a popping noise.So i looked into it and found out he or she(dont know gender yet)has a respitory infection what shold i do or how could i help it get healthy again??? plz help

[rabernet]

If your snake has a respiratory infection, you need to get it to a vet for treatment in order for it to get better. The sooner the better!

[Smulkin]

Vet definitely. In the meantime please list all your temps, how measured etc so we can try to better help you until you get it to a vet which ought to be waay up on your priority list.

What kind of "looking into it" did you do to reach your diagnosis?

And has your snake shed recently?

[mr shocker0]

i found out that my snake had a respitory infec. by goin to "kingsnake trouble shooting guide for ball pythons" ,and no he hasnt shed recently .he ate about a week ago, tommorow im gonna try to feed him. my temp is about 75 to 80 degrees farenheit.and my humidity is pretty low at about 50% so im workin to get that up.ne thing elseyou wanna know?

[iceman25]

A vet is the only one who can treat your snake for an illness. Make sure your temps are 82-84 on the cool side and 92-94 on the warm side. Ambient temps should not fall below 80F. Humidity should stay within 50-60%. What are you using to heat your enclosure and how are you measuring your temps and humidity?

[Krynos]

How is the temp reading taken? I assume air temp?

You need to know the ground temps on the warm and cool sides. Aim for 92F warm, 82F cool.

What heating do you have in the enclosure? What type of enclosure are you using?

[mr shocker0]

i have a night and day lamp. i use regular thermometer for temp and a humidity gauge not to high tech.and if i should i could add like a 5" by 4" heat pad. and he's got a big rock water dish

[rabernet]

Regular thermometer? Not sure what you mean by that. I would go to WalMart and buy a digital thermometer/hygrometer in the hardware section. It's only about $12 and made by Accurite.


You didn't say, do you have at least two hides in there, one on the warm side and one on the cool side?

Your low temps probably contributed to the RI (if that's what he has, but your vet will tell you for sure when you take him in on Monday).

[iceman25]

Here are a couple of links for you to learn from

Ball Python Care Sheet

Building a simple enclosure

[Brandon.O]

How does a vet treat a RI, ive always been curious, what do they do ??