How soon will a RI show up?

So I checked the herpstat like usual this morning. I went to work later and came home. My roommates and boyfriend were all already in bed. I go to plug the new space heater I saw sitting on the table in while I was on my laptop. It didn't work so I just thought it was broke. My computer died so I went and got the charger for it and plugged that into the same outlet and nothing. I don't know about circuits and breaker boxes and such but I went over to it and couldn't get it to work. Well all the outlets in the living room are apparently out. The apartment is a cheap rundown one and has no insulation. We have been having a ton of water related problems lately and now this on top of it. Well no one freaking texted or called me or thought about the snakes in any way. I grabbed another extension cord/multi plug thingy and plugged that into a kitchen outlet and have it strung over to the herpstat. I sat with three snakes under my shirt and my male wrapped around my neck to try to get them to warm up while the cages warmed back up. The roommates and boyfriend will all be getting talked to tomorrow. :mad: When I woke my boyfriend up to ask for his help with the circuit breaker, I finally got out of him through his sleep stupor that they knew it happened tonight.

Anyways, so now I'm worried about RIs. If it's going to happen what time frame do they usually show up? The herpstat probes were reading around 65F when it turned back on. Does one temp drop like this put them at a good likely hood of getting a RI?

In a word, Yes.
Only time will tell.
You want to slowly warm them back up to temp.

It can lead to a future RI but most likely you will be OK if it was for a short while. As stated above, warm them up slowly and once the temp is at the normal range you can always bump it up a bit for a little while as a preventative measure.

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Thanks guys. They sat under my shirt until they didn't feel like ice cubes anymore. I knew to warm up slowly and figured that would be the slowest way. Not sure if that was the best or just letting them sit in the cage was. Either way none of them have ever sat so still before. When I put them back two went to their hides and the other two sat out, I'm sure to let the RHP do it's job on them.

Wil increasing the temp help ward off one? If so how much of an increase? The RHPs are set around 82F each which gives me ranges of 83-89 in their enclosure.

I don't know if raising the temps will help to prevent an RI for sure. But I was suggesting it because when you do have an RI raising temps a few degrees helps boost there immune system, so I don't see why it won't help with a possible RI. When I had an RI I raised my temps to about 92°.

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I would run their temps 2-3*F higher than normal for the next few days, and bump up their humidity as well. The higher humidity keeps them hydrated and the mucous moist, which helps them expel it. Think of it like when you have a head cold and take a hot shower - the steam helps you get the snot out of your sinuses and throat.

Thank you! Much appreciated. :) I've bumped the temps up and am praying they'll be ok.

That stinks. :-( I have no advice to offer, but hope your babies are ok.

:mad::mad: I am freaking raging right now. I went to bed way early last night after studying a bit for my final tonight. I get up and check the snakes and the freaking thermostat is OFF. Someone turned off the powerstrip that I strung over to the snakes! I've already sent out a rager of a text to the BF and roommates. And they WILL be getting it again tonight when I come home from my final. I thought they were dead. I'm once again sitting here with four lethargic snakes in my sweater. I'm so freaking mad I can't even concentrate on anything but them. I bawled when I pull them out of their enclosures.

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:mad::mad: I am freaking raging right now. I went to bed way early last night after studying a bit for my final tonight. I get up and check the snakes and the freaking thermostat is OFF. Someone turned off the powerstrip that I strung over to the snakes! I've already sent out a rager of a text to the BF and roommates. And they WILL be getting it again tonight when I come home from my final. I thought they were dead. I'm once again sitting here with four lethargic snakes in my sweater. I'm so freaking mad I can't even concentrate on anything but them. I bawled when I pull them out of their enclosures.

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That would be so frustrating! Fingers crossed your babies are ok.

Yeah, not the up and down temps are giving you a great chance for a vet bill.
Sounds like you love with someone that doesn't like your snakes OR is just a plain IDIOT.

Thank you. I'm praying for them. Warmed them up under my shirt until they felt like trying to explore the covers then put them back in their enclosures. It's working it's way back up to the 80s right now. It had about 30 degrees to warm back up. :/ The probes read around 52 degrees when I flipped the powerstrip back on. :mad: Maintenance finally came over today (we were placed on the urgent list and they still didn't come yesterday :rolleyes:). So the power is good and the guy is working on the leaks now too.

I'm now extra scared they'll develop RIs. That's a lot for them to go through in a two day span. I'm also very scared to leave on vacation for 2 weeks to go home for Christmas. I'm going to drill it into my roommates and my boyfriends head to check the thermostat every day. Probably going to enlist a friend to come over and check it too.

Edit: Pit- they're all ok with my snakes. Both roommates think their cool but it's not they're thing and my BF doesn't care for them but tolerates my hobby. I don't think anyone intentionally did it. I think someone accidentally hit the switch because it was strung from the kitchen, over the table, to the enclosures because the living room outlets were out. The fact that the first time no one thought about my snakes and last night that someone wasn't careful, is what has me extremely mad.


Oh if it comes down to going to the vet, no oral antibiotics right? And make sure to get a culture done first?

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Both roommates think their cool but it's not they're thing and my BF doesn't care for them but tolerates my hobby.

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Please ignore my mess ups of they're and their. I'm not illiterate I swear. :oops:

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Please ignore my mess ups of they're and their. I'm not illiterate I swear. :oops:

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Its all good, we don't mind here. ;);)

Tomorrow is feeding day. Anything wrong with offering food?

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Tomorrow is feeding day. Anything wrong with offering food?

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You could try. But I would give them a day or two to settle back in.

I had a few other breeders that I know tell me that they had snakes shipped to them that came in cold. somewhere in the 50" and they were ok. the only things you can do is keep your eye on them, knowing what they just went threw.
the circuit breaker is tripping and shutting the power off. it's doing this because this circuit is being over loaded. (too many things plugged into this circuit) you need to plug some of these things into another circuit. if you don't and that circuit breaker fails to trip, it can be a start of a fire. it's tripping now to prevent this from happening. good luck with your snakes, hopefully they will be fine. don

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I had a few other breeders that I know tell me that they had snakes shipped to them that came in cold. somewhere in the 50" and they were ok. the only things you can do is keep your eye on them, knowing what they just went threw.
the circuit breaker is tripping and shutting the power off. it's doing this because this circuit is being over loaded. (too many things plugged into this circuit) you need to plug some of these things into another circuit. if you don't and that circuit breaker fails to trip, it can be a start of a fire. it's tripping now to prevent this from happening. good luck with your snakes, hopefully they will be fine. don

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Yeah there's three outlets connected together. I have my mini freezer for the snakes and the herpstat 4 plugged into one on an extension cord with the lights for the tanks plugged in on occasion. What I think did it was the roomies having a space heater on each of the other two going. They've been talked to about being careful what they having running on them, and also that I get notified ASAP if something happens with the power. My BF told me one roommate gave the line of "it's not their responsibility to check" if something happens. I'll remember that if I see a leak over their tv or Xboxes or if there's a lightning storm close I'll unplug my laptop and leave their electronics up to fate. My BF is going to be checking whenever he is home though. He doesn't care much for the snakes but he doesn't want them hurt or me upset.

Thanks guys! I appreciate it. I'm going to hold off on feeding then.

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Yeah there's three outlets connected together. I have my mini freezer for the snakes and the herpstat 4 plugged into one on an extension cord with the lights for the tanks plugged in on occasion. What I think did it was the roomies having a space heater on each of the other two going.

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Space heaters and appliances that have compressors, like your mini-freezer, not only draw a good bit of current, but when they cycle on and off they have a very high initial voltage spike. So, while the circuit may not be overloaded if everything is running, the initial spike when an appliance or heater cycles on may be enough to trip the breaker.

Since your roommates have twice shown themselves to be unobservant and/or untrustworthy when it comes to monitoring the snake rack, you're going to have to take some additional steps to ensure that your snakes stay warm. Personally I would move the mini-freezer so it runs off of a different circuit. I would also place a big 'DO NOT TURN OFF' label on any power strips that should remain turned on.

Well if its a short temp drop they should be ok. A user on here told me its like when breeders take their collections to expos and are exposed to room temperatures for short periods of time. I had a power outage for about 11 hours once and was very nervous for nothing. But if this is frequently happening it probably will cause a RI.

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