Sick girl? Mites, maybe?

Okay. Poor girl. I feel so so so so guilty.

Might I be given a perscription? Might I have to give her medicine orally?

As you stated earlier she's foaming at the mouth, which means it's advanced, so you will have to give antibiotic injections. check out you tube for videos that demonstrate this before you go to the vet, so that you can familiarize yourself with the procedure.

Yaaaay! I finally scheduled a vet appointment for next Tuesday. :)

you cant get her in sooner? RI is quite serious. its a cold yes, but unlike us snakes do not have diaphragms, so they cannot cough to clear there air passage. this is why they stargaze, which isnt a good sign, because this means the snake already feels its breathing is being impaired by congestion.

I can't. This is not a reptile vet, it is an animal clinic, and the only vet there that is certified to care for reptiles has limited openings... and then there's lots of stuff going on with my family, and we only have one driver for all 5 of us. (I can't drive)

keep a good eye on her and take the advice above for temp and humidity. if she starts to decline rapidly. get her in immediatly :)

I have put back the water bowl... I'm also disinfecting everything in the bin every few days to keep her clean... but she is really weird about temperatures. As soon as the temperature under her warm hide hits 92*, she moves to the cool hide. I turn it down a few degrees, and she goes back. It's at around 90* right now.



Does anybody have any ideas about how I should bring her? In a pillowcase? It's kinda chilly here and I don't want her to get cold.

When I had her out for a few moments to make sure she was ok, I heard a little wheeze.

I wish I had a way of making her feel better, even a little bit, until Tuesday, when I'll get some antibiotics and whatever else the vet thinks she should have.

I was thinking, could I put her in a small bin (with air holes) in the bathroom while I run the shower on hot? I was thinking the warm vapor air might help clear out her lungs.

I would try to up your ambient temp a bit since she is picky about the hot side.

I wouldn't do the shower thing, too much humidity can also cause a RI.

As for transporting her to the vet, I would put her in a pillowcase. If its cold you can put her under your shirt (I am cheap like that). Or you can get a couple hand warmers, put them at the bottom of a tub, fill the tub with crumpled newspaper, and put the pillowcased snake on top.

:D I took her in for the appointment today. It was all around great. First of all, the vet was great. I've never had to take either of my cold-blooded kids to the vet before. I've always known the place that does reptiles, but I haven't known if it's any good. Anyways, the vet there than specialized in reptiles really knows her stuff and is really nice and experianced.

The vet agreed in my hypothesis of a RI. She told me about a new type of antibiotic injection that lasts 2 weeks. Apparently it's only been around for a year or so. It is like $50, but I think it's worth it so I don't have to give her meds. So, just that one injection. I'm taking her in again in 2 weeks for another injection and a checkup. I'm just so glad that I don't have to give her any type of meds...

That was the first time I've ever seen her get mad enough to snap. Luckily, the vets holding her really knew what they were doing and didn't get tagged. Although I don't entirely blame her, having a needle poked in between her scales.

Anyways, I'm very pleased about how it all turned out. :D