Definately R I

I'm pretty positive my new girl has a respiratory infection. She's weezing and popping alot. I made a vet appointment for tomorrow at four other than that is there anything i can do?:(

im sorry.. i have heard of something that at least eases the discomfort and helps breathing but i dont want to misquote.. i would maybe do some looking around on google. good luck, i hope she gets better!

Thanks i will =\

can you hear her wheezing and popping from a distance or do you put her right up to your ear and hear it? my pastel has this popping noise, but I can only hear it when I put his nose right up to me ear, which he hates. I have heard this for about two months now and it hasnt gotten worse, I am keeping an eye on it. Do you guys think it could be RI? I really hope not. :(

thats what mine is doing but i can only hear it when hes right next to my ear but maybe im overreacting what do u think

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Originally Posted by Thor26

thats what mine is doing but i can only hear it when hes right next to my ear but maybe im overreacting what do u think

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my question exactly

I dont think your over reacting! Popping noise, or any noise for that matter aside from that caused by breathing or a beating heart cant be normal! When in doubt take your animal to the vet, better to be safe than sorry. I do hope you take both your snakes to the vet...

i defiately am tomorrow at 4 hopefully everything will be fine and she'll tell me im crazy

This was the same snake that water "slobber" came out of her mouth, when her bowl was bone dry?????

It shouldnt have even been a question. Its got RI all over it!

no what happened was her water was bone dry i filled it up she chugged like half of it and then i picked her up which i prolly shouldnt have done and she got whatever all over me but shes definately goint to the vet tomorrow

I bought two snakes from a reptile shop that turned out that one snake that I bought has diagnosed RI. The other was suspected could have RI brewing. Right now I'm trying to get the issue resolved with the reptile store. Anyhow, my snake would randomly snap his mouth open, like to unglue his jaw. He was not trying to attack just trying to get some more comfort back. I also noticed where his tongue comes out to taste the air, he had tiny bubbles that would come out. Upon the more observation he would start to weeze and whistle. If you don't have those concerte symptoms your snake may/maynot have RI. From what it sounds like, if yours has RI its not advanced. I would try to make sure that your temps are correct. My Esie that was suspected that had the RI brewing in her lungs (she doesnt have it now if she ever did), I was told my my herp vet that a little bit of exposure to the sun, either early morning when the sun just came out or late evening when the sun isn't beating down, should help clear it up. Dr. said no more than 15-20 mins. So if you have a patio or a pool chair, I would just go and layout for a few mins and listen to some music and have your snake catch some rays. lmao. I definately wish you the best. I'm sure it will be fine. :gallery:

well i just bought her yesterday i bought a heat pad a new lamp and a rheostat and the temps are good now i dont know before that tho. "damn craigslist" but ill try letting her get some sun thanks a bunch

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I bought two snakes from a reptile shop that turned out that one snake that I bought has diagnosed RI. The other was suspected could have RI brewing. Right now I'm trying to get the issue resolved with the reptile store. Anyhow, my snake would randomly snap his mouth open, like to unglue his jaw. He was not trying to attack just trying to get some more comfort back. I also noticed where his tongue comes out to taste the air, he had tiny bubbles that would come out. Upon the more observation he would start to weeze and whistle. If you don't have those concerte symptoms your snake may/maynot have RI. From what it sounds like, if yours has RI its not advanced. I would try to make sure that your temps are correct. My Esie that was suspected that had the RI brewing in her lungs (she doesnt have it now if she ever did), I was told my my herp vet that a little bit of exposure to the sun, either early morning when the sun just came out or late evening when the sun isn't beating down, should help clear it up. Dr. said no more than 15-20 mins. So if you have a patio or a pool chair, I would just go and layout for a few mins and listen to some music and have your snake catch some rays. lmao. I definately wish you the best. I'm sure it will be fine. :gallery:

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thanks so much thats really reassuring!

This is why you don't buy from craigslist unless you know what to look for. You could have gotten a Boa from a breeder in perfect health for under $100. Good luck with the vet visit and hopefully she recovers quick.

Bump up her hot spot, make sure it is low stress too. Keep humidity in good levels. Good luck with her.

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Originally Posted by Brimstone111888

This is why you don't buy from craigslist unless you know what to look for. You could have gotten a Boa from a breeder in perfect health for under $100. Good luck with the vet visit and hopefully she recovers quick.

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I think that is a little general, and for the most part untrue. I have gotten numerous reptile off of craigslist, all were in perfect condition. WITHOUT disease or bugs.

WEll guess whhat they dont think its RI but shes definately sick and i got some antibiotics for her and she should be getting better soon

mmk brimstone i did noe what to look for but the stage it was in was so early u could barely here it and he "said" hias temps were right. And the way i look at it i may have spent alot of cash but he was stupid and she probably would've died

thats good! hope she recovers fully
I took my guy outside today, as suggested above, for the first time! he loved it! he crawled around in the grass and stuck his head up like a scope or something, looking all around. he looked like he was having a blast, tongue going a million miles an hour and soaking up the sun!

haha i wish i could but its cold enough to snow outside lol
that might not be to good for him =]

noo i dont think that would be good at all! lol

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mmk brimstone i did noe what to look for but the stage it was in was so early u could barely here it and he "said" hias temps were right. And the way i look at it i may have spent alot of cash but he was stupid and she probably would've died

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I look at one of my RTBs the same way.. I had a simmilar experience which is why I had warned you about craigslist in one of your previous posts..

My first RTB was the first and ONLY snake I ever got from someone off craigslist.. She was kept in a glass tank with only an un-controlled heat lamp for basking and no humidity.. She had mites and an RI when I got her. I didn't pay for, but have spent about $270 in vet bills on her in the past 7 months I've had her. It is a lot of money, and I'm going to have to spend more to run some tests because she still isn't better, but I'm glad that I did pick her up because I know that she would be dead now if I hadn't have taken her home.

thanks i thought i wasnt the only crazy person out there

im proud og my little girl she was gettin hungry i wasnt sure if she'd eat a rat but i gues herr appetite is good cause she punded three mice. she accidentally missed one time and hit hersef but it was only one toothe and it dint go to deep i think she's startin to fell beter :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:banana::banana::banana: