Help! I think my new guy is sick.

What cleaning products did you use to clean his tank before you got him. Could there be fumes?

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Originally Posted by West Coast Jungle

keep the temps on the high side 95 degrees and get humidity up near 60%.
Sounds like you have an RI on your hands

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I agree. Up the temps and humidity. Good luck and keep us posted.

He's still hanging in there although his saliva is still thick. The shredded coconut shell substrate is sticking to the outside of his mouth giving him a sort of a joker smile. I'm taking him in tomorrow for his 2nd shot in a series of 5. As for cleaning materials the tank is 2nd hand from someone elses snake so I cleaned it with approx. 10% bleach to water & then rinsed it out 4 times with warm water. I baked any wood for 2 hours at 250 degrees. temps now hover between 90 to 95 degrees and humidity from 40 to 80%. I've got a new tank coming in about 3 weeks that will hold humidity better. I don't want to lose him so I'm monitoring him as close as I can. I'm very new to this but I refuse to lose him. I felt an attachment to him from the very first second I saw him. Please wish us luck.

Oh darlin'... best of luck with this guy :oops:

Wow! He's getting better. I left the house for a while and when I came back his mouth was clear of dirt, he's shedding and his eye caps have come off. Right now he's super active. I think he's feeling good. I'm going to take him in for his four shots but it seems like the worst part is over. Hooray!

ya make sure he finishes his treatment. im glad hes getting better = ]

Niiiice. I am glad to hear that he is feeling a bit better. As Thor mentioned, don't skip any of his shots and make sure you really watch him for the couple of weeks following the last of his shots. I'm very happy for you!

I'll watch him closely and take nothing for granted. He came back from his second shot today and he didn't want to go back in his tank right away so I held him for awhile and played with him but now he's in his tank resting. So far so good. Thank you everyone for your support and advice. It is very much appreciated. I look forward to being able to help others as I learn more because there is nothing worse then when your pet is sick and you have no knowledge of what to do. So thanks again and I'll keep posting his condition until the shots are done.

He's gotten his 3rd shot already. Two left to go. He's much better but he still coughs up spit. I know they don't have a diaphragm so they can't actually cough but he opens his mouth and maybe it's a blocked his but it sure sounds like a cough and then about a 1/2" string of spit will fly out of his mouth. Sometimes he slides up over my ear to the top of my head I can hear the heavy crackling in his breathing. I sure hope he continues to heal properly. I'm still worried about him. Also I've been told to keep the humidity lower in his tank to help dry his lung out but how low is too low. I've got it hovering around 40% now.

I hope your little guy continues to improve, keep us posted