RI advice

Looks like one of my females has RI, she is wheezing but no bubbling. Im pretty sure I know what the cause is, there was an unnoticed mishap with some heating tape and her tub in the rack and it hasnt been properly heated for awhile, not sure exactly how long but its not longer than 2 weeks. The problem is fixed now though and she is getting proper heat. My quuesiton is that I cant get into the vet for a few days, Im obviously concerned for her, is there anything I can do in the mean time?

Bump her Temps up, and boost humidity, keep her enclosure super clean.. And get to a vet

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

Bump her Temps up, and boost humidity, keep her enclosure super clean.. And get to a vet

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I always thought you were supposed to lower the humidity and bump up the temps?!?!

do not bump the humidity!!!! . . . boost the temps to about 98F-100F had the same thing with one of my snakes . . . i bumped the temps it was gone in a day

Yes, you DO raise the humidity. It loosens secretions and makes the snake feel better. Raise temps to 96-97 warm side and 85-87 cool side. Humidity to about 70%.

You can run a hot shower and have her in a plastic tub in the bathroom. Steaming her will help alot.

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Originally Posted by southernboagurl

I always thought you were supposed to lower the humidity and bump up the temps?!?!

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You need to BUMP both.

BUMPING humidity will help loosen up the mucus.

sorry guys i thought u were sayin to bump the humidty up alot . . . ur right 70% is alright same as if the snake was in a shed

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Originally Posted by Python Guru

sorry guys i thought u were sayin to bump the humidty up alot . . . ur right 70% is alright same as if the snake was in a shed

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right but you want it to be 70% for the whole course of the treatment which could be weeks. Just remember that. :D

Best of luck

and it might be hard to keep that 70% humidity if your bumpin the heat so if you need help with that then feel free to ask!