POSSIBLE RI- new pastel female

She has dirt and stuff around her mouth and is breathing iregularly. i realize i need to take her to the vet, whats the best way to go about finding a exotic animal vet in humboldt county? and then can anyone give me a guesstimate about the possible treatment methods? and maybe a general pricing estimate? also I can afford to care for her but if she infects all my snakes that could be bad news? im freakin out lol what is a possible cause are my tubs not ventilated enough?

Increase humidity and temps till you find a vet.

Search the yellow pages for local exotic vets.

Yeah my best advice i can give is call the clinics to make sure there is a certified reptile vet on staff. Not having enough ventilation wouldn't cause an RI, a multitude of different things can cause an RI. Just find the right vet near you and start treatment ASAP!

thank you for your responses. she was a champ eater and she turned down her last meal 2 days ago, thought it was cause of her in shed but now im thinking cause the RI. it looks like it cant be pleasant. im sad lol

should i quartine her? theres no doubt that its an IR im pissed.. 2 weeks, i read about quarentining an i shouldve followed procedure.

Yep you def need to QT her.

Quarantine doesn't do any good after the fact. Sure, you can go ahead and move her, but there's no guarantee you caught things in time. Be glad it's just a possible RI and not IBD.

Definitely get her to a vet, an RI is nothing to mess around with. No idea what it might cost you, since it varies so widely with vets across the country and also depends a bit on your relationship with your vet. I usually get in and out at mine for about twenty bucks, but I've known her for years and she sees all my animals.

Good luck.

Quarantine is a must do for every new snake brought in for this very reason, good luck and hopefully the rest of your snakes are ok :(

taking her in 20 minutes. wanna get this over with

I had snakes with RIs and Quarantine is not a great concern. most RI's won't be pass from one snake to another. not that it can't happen, but very unlikely. I will take the snake out of the rack and placed in a tank so I can slightly raise the temps on the one with the RI. and a vet visit is almost always required.

ya today went got some antibiotics and a culture was taken. geeze i wish i wouldve spent the money to begin with to buy from a reputable breeder. or do you think this is somthing that i have introduced her to? i have had her for about a month

MY BABY GIRL passed today, we just completed the 1st week of medication I gave her the meds and then 2 hours later she was dead in her tub. . . im very upset about this GUY DAN SOLIS ON FAUNACLASSIFIEDS, who i purchased her from he is a sketchy dude. I bought 2 pastels from him one was under weight and dehydrated and the second was awesome looking she was my fav. and thats the one that died she looked well andshe deteriated and passed on today. beware that dude tryin to make a quick buck. :mad:

shes my avatar pic. IM PISSED

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MY BABY GIRL passed today, we just completed the 1st week of medication I gave her the meds and then 2 hours later she was dead in her tub. . . im very upset about this GUY DAN SOLIS ON FAUNACLASSIFIEDS, who i purchased her from he is a sketchy dude. I bought 2 pastels from him one was under weight and dehydrated and the second was awesome looking she was my fav. and thats the one that died she looked well andshe deteriated and passed on today. beware that dude tryin to make a quick buck. :mad:

shes my avatar pic. IM PISSED

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Sorry to hear that :-(


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Really sorry to hear that. Have you tried contacting this Dan and tell him what has happened?

I am sorry to hear you lost her. Seems that this is the time of year many will go through the dreaded RI experience. What was the meds and dosage she was getting and on what schedule?

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I am sorry to hear you lost her. Seems that this is the time of year many will go through the dreaded RI experience. What was the meds and dosage she was getting and on what schedule?

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what do you mean? the cold temps? anyways i took her to the vet on fri i had some nuro somthing antibiotic the vet gave me, i will look it up later i was giving her 1 ( first notch on the syringe) daily of the antibiotic she seemed to be responding as mucus went away her cage temps were raised and today she seemed fine until i went in and she was limp layin on her side.

ironicly the vet called me today and recomended a nebulizer treatment i was interested. but by the time i returned her call the snake was dead, no lie. it was very sad. Im worried about my other snakes and hope i dont lose any of my other 3, 1 pastel female from the same guy. and I contacted him last friday with NO RESPONSE. GRADE A douche in my book so im gunna bash him on faunaclassifieds. unless you think my husbandry was the cause of this? i dont understand my tubs are all controlled by a ranco and 3 in flexxwatt? anyways im worried abotu my other snakes.... any suggestions would be awesome.