Re: Here is another stupid question // you're probably sick of me, but
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bcr229
It's because snakes metabolize anything eaten very slowly. You want antibiotics to hit hard and fast to kill off the bad bacteria quickly.
The only time one of my snakes was prescribed oral antibiotics was specifically to target a digestive problem (bloating combined with a prolapse) and then it was administered via tube along with just a few cc's of a thin paste made with Carnivore Care and water.
Thank you bcr! Yeah now I can see that oral treatment would be very dependent on the snakes metabolism, which is less than ideal when dealing with with some ugly illnesses.
One more thing to be on the lookout for when one needs a solid snakes/reptiles vet ;)
