Quote Originally Posted by gwood267 View Post
increasing the humidity will help drown the snake! decrease humidity, increase temp, hold off on vet!

i have never given meds to my animals for URI. never lost an animal to uri. all i do is increase temp and remove their water dish. keep their tub/cage clean and dry, and watch the animal closely for a few days. if your ball was blowing bubbles breathing with its mouth open, not eating then maybe a vet.
I would never suggest that anyone hold off from a vet in the case of something as serious as an RI.