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    Possible RI?

    Okay so I'm literally posting this at 2 am because I'm really worried. No pictures at the moment, but I will get them as soon as I can in the morning.

    Skittles, my Burmese (she's about 2-3 years old.) has recently gone into shed. Last Sunday/Monday is when she started to get a pink belly and had gone into blue later that week.
    She has just cleared up today and will be shedding any day now.

    I think it was either Wednesday/Thursday/maybe Friday, I can't exactly remember, but I started to hear noises from her Viv. Now I just thought it was her breathing, because she usually goes huffing around when she breathes. But this was louder, and more wheezer than it usually is.
    She's been doing it more often now.
    I got her out yesterday (I didn't want to disturb her too much if she was shedding) to see her nose almost blocked up with some creamy/greenish coloured stuff. I tried to rub it off but it seems to be hardened on her nose.
    One of her nostrils is completely covered, the other is almost partially covered, just a small hole open. (Trying to describe it as best as I can- will get pictures in the morning)
    I have misted her Viv a few times today, I will get a temperature reading for you in the morning as well.
    She's on paper towel right now (usually kept on newspaper) and is in an L shaped vivarium that's a 4x2x2 joined with a 3x2x2 using a 2x2x2 cube in the middle.
    I'll be getting pictures of evertthing in the morning, so sorry if this isn't helpful right now

    I caught her just now breathing with her mouth open.


    Does this sound like an RI infection? Or is it just due to her shedding?

    If I were to take her to the vets, should I wait until she has shedded and see if it's better or as soon as I can?

    Also what do I need to do with the other animals in my room if she does have RI? There is currently 3 royals, a spotted python, red tailed boa, leopard gecko and 8 cresties in the same room. Would they need to be moved out now as well? All are in vivariums. No new animals have been added for about 7 months.


    Thankyou for reading, and thanks in advance to anyone who can help me.
    Like I said many times, I'll be getting pictures of everything in the morning.
    Last edited by LightningPython; 04-16-2018 at 09:20 PM.
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