Respiratory Infections - The Basics

[h00blah]

The link between low humidity and RIs has not been proven, no matter what common wisdom claims.

I believe that there's definitely a link between low humidity and RIs. Not because someone told me so, but because I've experienced it with my own BP.

long story short - my BP showed symptoms of RI (wheezing and i saw 1 bubble coming out of his nose). I called my vet and set an appointment. For the 3 days leading up to the vet visit, I was misting the tub because it was extremely lower than what i learned it needed, then when vet time came, my bp was fine.. No wheezing, and earned a clean bill of health... I even went back to do a fecal!

I'm not saying that boosting humidity is the fix for RI, but when I noticed my BP is showing signs, I checked the most basic environmental requirements that i learned.. Temps and humidity.. This is proof enough for me personally

[laughingtree369]

[QUOTE=h00blah;1806741]I believe that there's definitely a link between low humidity and RIs. Not because someone told me so, but because I've experienced it with my own BP.

I have seen it happen with high and low depending upon what the snake's normal habitat should be and what it lives in now. My Malaysian blood got sick in dry air, for example.