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    Re: Abnormal Ball Python behavior.

    Quote Originally Posted by Tayler.jonesy View Post
    When my vet thought that my Bp was developing an RI, she told me to switch substrate to paper towel (I was using aspen bedding) and to give him a "bath" twice a week. I just have him soak in a tub of warm water, keep it covered for humidity.
    The sneezing and whatnot is definitely a sign of a respiratory infection though. Is she star gazing too? They're known to stare up to let the fluids in their throat drain during an RI.
    She only sneezed the first day I got her home, so it was probably just a change in environment. I don't believe she has an RI because she doesn't have any of the indicator symptoms like open mouthed/labored breathing and nasal discharge, though I won't discount the possibility. She does sometimes point her head up but I think its mostly her wobble.

    Right now I have her humidity up around 70% but the only reason is because she's in shed. When she's done its going right back to the 60% range.

    Like the others said, high humidity is bad when you have a sick snake. I don't know what your vet might have been thinking in giving you that treatment. They should have cultured and prescribed antibiotics if it was an RI.
    Last edited by Venoshock; 07-18-2014 at 10:22 AM.

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