Big Big Problem

My sumatran red has RI he is only about 2 months old and i just noticed today. he has the boogers and snot out his nose. what can i do from now to friday i cant afford to take him to a vet until then i have begun to lower the hum and raise the temps but i dont know what to change them too. please help. thanks .

another thing does anyone know of any rep vets in southern cali or a directory somewhere thanks.

Hi,


Here are some vet finding lists to start you off - also asking at exotic petshops and zoo's can get good recomendations if you don't find anyone local on these lists.

http://www.anapsid.org/vets/index.html#vetlist
http://www.arav.org/USMembers.htm
http://www.herpvetconnection.com/



dr del

Find a vet, call the vet's office and explain the situation. Some vets will allow you to do partial payments, some won't but it's worth asking. The snake needs to see a vet as soon as possible.

thanks alot guys i found a vet by my work and i made an appointment for tommorrow. i dont know what i willl do about money vut i will figure something out.

Good luck to you!!

Can I ask what your temperatures have been like in his environment?

Hot side?
Cool side?
Humidity?
Ambient?

hot is 86-88
cool 75-77
hum was 55-60 now at 30
ambient dont know dont have a therm outside of cage. i would guess 70's with the ac on

Sounds allright.

I keep my room at about 80 degrees.

So my hot side is 88 to 90
Cool side 78 to 80
And ambients INSIDE the tub at the same 78 to 80.
Humidity at 65 steadily.


Doesn't sound like yours are too much different. Maybe a little on the cold side on the cool end of your tub. I know they're real needy on having the enclosure spot on as far as humidity and temps go.

Again good luck to you!! Hopefully the vet can work something out with you as far as payments go. Hopefully the meds prescribed aren't too expensive.

yeah i hope they arent expensive either. I have 105 dollars in the bank but 50 of thats for gas and its gonna cost like 70 or something just for the visit not including any meds soo i really hope that they can do payments i can pay it friday when im paid at work but not til then.

I don't know if the same holds true for bloods, perhaps Kara can chime in, but with ball pythons, it's better to RAISE the humidity to help break up and loosen the mucus.

I think it holds true with all snakes since they don't have a diaphragm and are unable to cough.

Raise your humidity to 65-70%. Bloods are sensitive to overly dry air, and excessive dry conditions can dry the lung, resulting in chronic respiratory issues. You need to raise your humidity & get the snake to a vet to culture out what's causing the problem, so it can be properly treated.

yeah well i just got home from the vet she said my snake looked very healthy and ask if i wanted to do a culture but i dont have the 180 to do the culture so she just gave me a broad anti bacterial and sent me on my way she want to see me again in a week or two. i have an appointment for my ball on monday but i think i should have taken her today she looks worse i hope im just being paranoid. and i hope they will be ok they are like my babies.

Any updates??

I sometimes think my blood may have an ri. No symptoms. But when I hold him really close. And its dead quiet. I can hear the faintest little pop every few breaths. Maybe I'm over reacting. He doesn't always do it either. Ill keep a sharp eye on him.

Do you recall what your vet prescribed as the antibiotic?