How do you cure R.I. in Ball Pythons?

Hello everyone...I have picked up a 1600 gram normal female from a friend and just noticed today that she has R.I. She sounds like she is hissing but you can hear a stuffy sound coming from her!

So how do I cure this?

You need to get antibiotics from a vet to cure a RI. In the meantime just bump up the hot side temp to 93-95F and double check your husbandry.

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Originally Posted by carlisleishere

You need to get antibiotics from a vet to cure a RI. In the meantime just bump up the hot side temp to 93-95F and double check your husbandry.

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So what is the antibiotics called? Also my husbandry is good, and her hot spot is 93 degrees as we type! :D

Vets can give a couple different kinds of antibiotics. The vet needs to examine your snake to confirm the diagnosis, which often involves a culture. Different causes require different medication. My vet used ceftazidime.

i think that person means ambient temperature. The air should be warmer, and dryer. Drop the humidity, and up the ambient temperature until you can get to a vet. also as far as i know, they might have to do a culture to test which kind of bacteria is causing the RI, so they know which meds to give. :)

Try removing the substrate, replacing it with newspaper and running a small fan in your snake room to help with the humidity reduction. Also, you may want to remove the water source(temporarily)..
And as was said, bump your temp. up a little. (95)

There is no at home remedy. A vet might prescribe Baytril. Hard to buy on your own without a doc. Just my $0.02

Yes since there are multiple causes of RI and they all require a different treatment, you need to take your snake to a vet

I have had luck with raising the temp, and a raising the humidity.....I know it goes against what everyone is saying, but it works for me........do with it as you will.

Jason

You can't do anything until you see a vet. You can't cure it - a vet can, so give one a jingle first thing tomorrow.

The vet will culture the infection to find out what bacteria is responsible and prescribe the appropriate medication.

I have to say 3 out of 3 times they always prescribe Baytril. I've never heard of different types of RI's. Any1 care to throw a link on where I can read such different RI's?

If you take your snake to the vet and they go with baytril injections, be prepared to see some burns on your snake. My retic was weezing so I took her in just to be sure and had them go ahead with the shots and a few days later she had a nasty burn that looked like her scales had melted away. Needless to say I freaked out but they're already healing well and should be gone by the next shed cycle. I'll post pics if anyone's interested. But I have to agree with everyone else. Go to the vet just to make sure. The initial cost of my appointment was 65.00 and the shot was 22.00 a piece, she required 3 shots 48 hours apart from each other.

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actually that's interesting to know. Do you mean it was kind of a burn on her skin under the scales, where the shot had been given, Twist?
I saw on sSnakeSs.com that someone was feeding their sav. monitor baytril...it was perscribed that way by the vet. I wonder if that can be done with snakes, instead of shots...? Anyone?

There's an oral form of baytril as well but from what I've gathered the injections are more potent. Here's a pic of the burn site.

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Originally Posted by KingPythons

I have to say 3 out of 3 times they always prescribe Baytril. I've never heard of different types of RI's. Any1 care to throw a link on where I can read such different RI's?

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Common RIs are caused by bacteria.

Bacteria can be gram positive or gram negative. Even within those classifications, different bacteria are sensitive to some antibiotics and resistant to others.

There is a growing resistance to baytril because it is not only over-prescribed, but alsovprescribed without first checking to see whether or not it is the most effective option.

I have given oral meds to two snakes before, one being a gaboon, which was quite interesting. My herp vet prefers oral to injections as there are some side effects ( i.e. burning of the skin ). But whichever is given to you, you will most likely need an extra set of hands.

As everyone else has mentioned, definitely bump your temps up a bit and keep it dry until you are able to get into the vet.

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Sooo...what if I dont have a vet around my area that sees reptiles? What do I do then?:confused:

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Originally Posted by Johnny84

Sooo...what if I dont have a vet around my area that sees reptiles? What do I do then?:confused:

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Tooele is less than 45 minutes the SLC - right?

Wasatch Exotic Pet Care Inc.
Laurel Harris, DVM
2675 E. Parleys Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84109
Telephone: (801) 485-4736

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Originally Posted by Skiploder

Tooele is less than 45 minutes the SLC - right?

Wasatch Exotic Pet Care Inc.
Laurel Harris, DVM
2675 E. Parleys Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84109
Telephone: (801) 485-4736

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Awesome...how did u find that? I googled and couldn't find anything :D

Thank you I will give them a call

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