Hello all,
About a month ago i did some research on a viper boa and decided to get one after i got familiar with them. While doing the research i decided to go back to the site where i bought him at and noticed it was field collected. Typically i don't buy field collected, so was worried and hated i didn't catch that sooner. After arriving though he was perfectly fine and calm. Especially once he settled in. I keep him in a bio setup in a tank with eco earth, moss, and slight bark for a real natural look. About a week after he arrived i noticed he had problems breathing and crackling from mouth. So i took him to a vet to get treated for it.

I use to keep him around temps of 85 to 90 but bumped it up to 90 to 93 from what vet told me. humidity stays around 75 to 80. Max i seen was 85. After 14 days on medication he hasn't eating yet, which is common for them, but still show symptoms of RI. I did more research on it, but before i take him back to the vet i wanted more insight of what the problem could be from others to include when i visit the vet. Heating source is from a ceramic heat emitter. And water source is a large bowl enough to soak in. Most behaviors are fine, he burrows, soaks, and still has good strength and weight. terrarium i have him in is a 30x12x12, downsized from his larger one.