Need help Asap (anyone experienced please!)

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Originally Posted by Tho3ban

yea i just checked the snake in its box ..has been like many hours since i gave it bath .. still watery thing coming out of its mouth....

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Did you try searching for the dosage amount you should use?

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

Also, before you go giving anything shots, you also have to take into account you have 5% concentration, which would make the dosage different if you were to find a chart with the dosage amount per lb and it happened to be 10%.

BUT, if someone chimes in about the dosages for 5%, your all set! Otherwise, it's math time! :P

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hmmmmmm so that would bee...:confused: :stupidme:

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Originally Posted by Lewdogg3

Did you try searching for the dosage amount you should use?

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it says :
"The basic dose rate for cattle and sheep is 0.5 per 10 kg bodyweight" .... for snakes it doesnt say....

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Originally Posted by Tho3ban

it says :
"The basic dose rate for cattle and sheep is 0.5 per 10 kg bodyweight" .... for snakes it doesnt say....

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I sure wish I could be more help buddy... Luckily for me I haven't had to treat RI yet...

Moved to the Giant Pythons forum. ;)

If you gave the snake a soak there are a few possibilities other than a respiratory infection...

If it were a respiratory infection, you would've noticed some other symptoms a long with it. Crust built up a long the sides of the mouth, and nostrils. Drooling. Inability to breathe with its mouth closed, wheezing, heavy breathing, etc.

A good possibility is that the snake had drank some water, and after being handled from the soak and acting out aggressively, it expelled some. Some of the water may have mixed with the mucus, and other bile, in the throat and stomach, to give you that foamy appearance. You'll have that occasionally when they have a fresh drink, and are recently handled, or move a lot. They'll even drool a bit out, or vomit some out.

What I would do is keep your temps steady at 89-90F on the warm side for now, with the cool end sitting at around 84F. Keep your humidity at around 60%, and wait it out. See if the symptoms persist. If they do, then look into treatment.

ok so i'll wait for a couple of days and see if its still there

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Originally Posted by Tho3ban

ok so i'll wait for a couple of days and see if its still there

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Make sure to check your temperatures and humidity, to ensure they're correct during that waiting period.

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Originally Posted by AndrewH

If you gave the snake a soak there are a few possibilities other than a respiratory infection...

If it were a respiratory infection, you would've noticed some other symptoms a long with it. Crust built up a long the sides of the mouth, and nostrils. Drooling. Inability to breathe with its mouth closed, wheezing, heavy breathing, etc.

A good possibility is that the snake had drank some water, and after being handled from the soak and acting out aggressively, it expelled some. Some of the water may have mixed with the mucus, and other bile, in the throat and stomach, to give you that foamy appearance. You'll have that occasionally when they have a fresh drink, and are recently handled, or move a lot. They'll even drool a bit out, or vomit some out.

What I would do is keep your temps steady at 89-90F on the warm side for now, with the cool end sitting at around 84F. Keep your humidity at around 60%, and wait it out. See if the symptoms persist. If they do, then look into treatment.

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Excellent words, Andrew...thank goodness we've got the internet and helpful keepers to extend help to our community members who don't have access to vets!

Let us know how your baby does! *hug*

The general dosage for Baytril would be 5mg/kg with a max dose of 10mg/kg in severe cases. You would need to calculate in the mg/ml concentration of Baytril that you have and the weight of your snake (in kg) to figure out the dose. I just want to add that I am not a vet but I have done it once before and it worked for me. That is the only reason that I am putting this out here. Since you cant go to a vet, you may have to just try it on your own if the symptoms get worse/dont go away in a couple days. Make sure you double check every step of your math and measurements before you try to inject anything into your snake though. Good luck!