POSSIBLE RI- new pastel female

[LOSTCOAST_BALLZ]

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?

[RichsBallPythons]

Increase humidity and temps till you find a vet.

Search the yellow pages for local exotic vets.

[steveboos]

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!

[LOSTCOAST_BALLZ]

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

[LOSTCOAST_BALLZ]

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

[SinisterSerpents]

Yep you def need to QT her.

[Shadera]

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.

[snakesRkewl]

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

[LOSTCOAST_BALLZ]

taking her in 20 minutes. wanna get this over with

[don15681]

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.