Snake rehydration?

[MikeYPG]

Does anyone have some tried and true methods of rehydration? I have read a good idea is to inject feeder mice with water, using powerade in a bin and soak the snake, mist the enclosure and keep it very damp for 12-24 hours, etc etc.

Also, for F10sc nebulization of snakes, what is the correct dilution ratio to use?

Any other home based remedies / treatments would be invaluable as well. Such as how to deal with infection of spurs in Boas and other snakes, how to deal with mites while using PAM and NIX, how to treat abscess and anything else under the sun.

Any input appreciated

PS- The nebulizer thread and any other health care threads I post are meant to inform myself and others, through more experienced keepers, about ways to deal with issues you may encounter when keeping reptiles. The methods posted are to be used at the discretion of those who decide to use them and based on the experience of their effectiveness and safety. The threads are in no way meant to give the impression that you should avoid a trip to the vet if you think the situation is serious enough to warrant it. The information that is hopefully gained from these threads are to be used as preventative measures, or if you are experiencing a minor problem that doesn't warrant the stress of a vet visit as per your discretion.

Thanks

[Reinz]

My rescue Boa was dehydrated. I just made sure there was plenty of water to drink and had the humidity on high end of the scale (70's). I also offered a water bowl for him to soak in if he so desired. He was looking good in 3-4 days.


Butch

If feeding live just make sure the rodent has had the opportunity to eat and drink beforehand.

I feed frozen and offer them wet, not for hydration in particular. I just don't want to take the time and effort to dry when it doesn't matter to my snakes.

[redshepherd]

using powerade in a bin and soak the snake

Powerade as in the sugary sodium drink for sweating humans? I hope this part is a joke lol!

[Zincubus]

Powerade as in the sugary sodium drink for sweating humans? I hope this part is a joke lol!

I've actually seen that suggestion many , many times over the years .... It's not something I'd ever feel safe about doing though tbh.


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[Lizardlicks]

There's no harm in it, but I don't like the excess sugar, flaovrings and dyes either, so I grabbed this stuff off of Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Just mix it into water.

[Jeanne]

Pedialite ppl.. pedialite.

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[Jhill001]

They sell plain electrolyte stuff. Doesn't need to be poweraid.