Help, possible PAM poisoning!

[Bogertophis]

thanks i’ll start a new thread. i am upset now i can’t believe i was so blind to the dangers of the chemical. i think for now i’ll bathe him and put him in a different enclosure.
just wondering how i would encourage him to drink? also if this is from poisoning, why didn’t i see the effects the night i sprayed the tank?


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To get a snake to drink water, you can try several ways:
-gently pass his head under cool trickling water from faucet, or
-holding snake, dip his face into water bowl

I'm hoping that the reason you didn't see immediate effects is that his exposure is MILD (& his prognosis is good?)...but that still doesn't mean you should
ignore symptoms. (when you call the vet, see if you can email them the video you shared here)

And yes, for now, that's what I'd do (bathe, encourage drinking water, & change to another cage since that's an option).

Pesticides are all pretty dangerous to snakes: the first thing I'd personally do to get rid of mites is bathe (soak) snake in mildly soapy water for about 30 minutes
-totally supervised. Many mites drown this way (mild soap- a dab of Ivory liquid- reduces surface tension so mites drown), but some still hide on the snake & you
probably won't get them all that way, but at least it's harmless. You can repeat it daily. Maybe the "Natural Chemistry" would then be enough to get the rest?
Just don't let the snake drink any soapy water...it's not "toxic" but will upset his digestive tract...that's one reason you have to stay right there when bathing
a snake. And obviously, you cannot submerge his head so some mites may hide on his face (around eyes, in pits, under chin) & will escape the bath.