I guess I can cut and paste LOL
*****This girl was going to be heartbreaking. She went from being a typical boa to noticing a watery discharge one night to a full blown RI 48 hours later. Nasty mucus that was fun trying to remove from her mouth. I couldnt belive how quickly she went down hill!!I didnt know what I was going to do or how I was going to tell our son that we might lose his snake.Well I owe three people a huge thank you!! Thomas told me to crank the temps up way above my comfort level to help dry her out, Rich @ Reptile Basics for their great service and fast shipping as always AND Brian @ BHB Reptiles for posting the "Down with the sickness" video.Needless to say, she was showing a full 180 degree turn around within the first 5 days of the elevated temps and fogging her with F10 twice a day but I kept up everything for a full 14 days just to make sure. I also did not feed her this entire time, she lost about 100ish grams in the two weeks and I could tell she was stressed the first week. She is now back to eating, though I did not feed her the normal 2 smalls that she usually gets but we will slowly work back up just to not stress her any more than needed.I feel like the bad parent for having a snake get sick but I know what did it and I didnt realize the a/c was keeping her ambient temps on the cool side, even with a good hot spot. Anyway, Thanks to all those involved!!!! Its easy to offer help but had to think of what to do when its your own in need. All the other snakes are on the other side of the house and everyone there is great.*****
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