Hey Everybody,

So it looks to me like my ball python has developed a respiratory infection. Unfortunately there's not an exotic vet nearby, so I've had to diagnose him myself but he's been yawning and gaping and clicking and rubbing his face on everything.

I bought a repti-fogger and some f10 SC, and I've been giving him daily 20 min nebulizer treatments. He hates them, but I think I can say it's helped. After the 4th treatment he is resting without elevating his head and with his mouth closed. The amount of clicking has gone way down, and his yawning has almost stopped. The issue is it's winter break and I'm heading down to stay at my mom's house for about 3 weeks. I have time for 2 more treatments before I'm headed out. It's a five hour car ride in winter which isn't optimal but I imagine it would be ill-advised to stop an antibiotic treatment when I'm not positive the infection is gone. Especially when I'm in a position where I can't monitor him. A bonus is that if I bring him with me I can probably get him checked out by a proper exotic vet.

I need some advice. I hate the thought of stressing him out even more, but I can't see any other options. Is there a big difference in transporting a sick snake vs a healthy one? Can I get him to my mom's house without the stress killing him?

Thanks in advance