HELP!! Emergency!!

[rabernet]

so is it a possibilty that he is just in shed and this weird noise is because of that? You know that part of shed when the eyes are so so grey-blue that they look blind? Well my other snake and him are on the same shed cycle and the other snake is now at the point that his eyes are clearing up but he hasnt shed yet. Could it be that this males shed is really just making that noise due to the shed being so close to coming off and maybe being so loose in the noseand mouth? I hope so, but i havent ever seen him do it before...plus the fact of him rubbing his face on the bowl and opening his mouth directly after the noise does truely have me worried. (Man, my hubby is goona kill me if there is no problem and I stopped the other snakes from being ordered yet.)

Here is what I have done for now. I went ahead and covered the entire top of the tank except for about enough room to put a heat lamp on the screen(yes hes still in it cuz he is the only one we cant get out and into a tub.) I got 2 extra heat lamps and put heat bulbs in, 2 lamps beacuse its pretty cold here right now. the temps are raising now, i figured if he gets to hot he'll go to the cool side right? If he does that I can get the water bowl out!
And guess what - it seems to have helped because I havent heard any noises anymore. I just walked over and he is breathing with his mouth closed, like normal. But still in water bowl. When Hubby wakes up, Ill get him to hold the tank lid up (It weighs about 30 pounds) and I will use the hook to get him out. I will put him in a tub and put it in another room ...So hows that till Monday??

I'm sure that Lynn will be happy to hold your animals for you until you get everything worked out, and everyone there healthy. I would have no problems holding an animal if one of my customers contacted me and needed me to hold their animals a little longer.

I answered in your other thread - keep the humidity UP (helps break up mucus), which may be challenging now with the heat lamps, keep a hot spot about 95 degrees, and make sure his enclosure is away from any drafts.

The fact that he's rubbing his face (especially if you see slime being left behind) sounds like it's an advanced case of RI. You may indeed need to treat the other three that were housed with him, since they shared the same water dish with him.

Have the vet do a culture (may be more expensive) by doing a swab, but it will help the vet determine the right medication to prescribe.

In the meantime, listen to this episode of Reptile Radio - it has a lot of good information from the leading herp vet in the country (some would argue in the world), Dr. Scott Stahl, and he specifically addresses RI's and the protocol for treating them and why getting a swab is so important to determining which medication will be most effective. I also believe it will help you be a better armed to ask your vet the right questions when you take him in on Monday.

It's a long episode, but I've listened to it many times, even MY vet has listened to it when I recommended it to him.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/reptile...ile-veterinary