Hello! About a month ago, I rescued a ball python she hadn't eaten in 4 months, was kept in 60°F temps and was fed live generally without supervision. You all know where these problems lead. She was underweight, had a resperitory infection and had a gnarly bite on her face from live prey fighting back. I've delt with RIs before so this one was a little bit of a challenge being that her mouth was deformed. She's not doing so well, she's acting really odd and generally I would take her to the vet but I'm doing through a tough time and I CAN make up the money but I'd rather not go to the vet and have them tell me somthing I already know and have to pay $200 for it so I want to get some more insight on what's doing on before I take her to the vet. I'm aware that waiting is risky but trust me when I say 'tough times' ♡
Ok so first, I raised the temps to 95°F - 98°F, I take her into the room with my panther chameleon, it's 60% humidity in that room so the the humidity can help her get over the RI and I pat her gently to help break up the mucus in her body ( learned this technique from a reptile specialist, let me know if it is ineffective! ) she was eating OK for 2 weeks then she stopped, but seemed very interested in the food but never strikes ( what does this mean? ) so she no longer has the support of the nutrients to help her ditch the RI.
She started puffing her throat out every few minutes. I've never seen this happen or read about it? What does it mean? Is it a part of an RI?
I did a "mouth exam" to see how bad the RI was.. but I saw ONE BUBBLE in her entire mouth. For the sounds she makes I would assume she was in the late stages of an RI but her mouth says otherwise? She wheezes and clicks every 5 - 10 seconds. Do you think her bite is to blame for most of the noises?
Thank you for reading, and thanks in advance for the help
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