How do you guys like to treat to help prevent ri's at home? (kinda long)

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Hopefully, someone will be able to help me weed through the various methods of at home treatments for ri if caught early enough. Most of what I've seen so far is increasing temps/humidity, using a humidifier with F10 in it, etc.

Some RI's respond to a minimal increase in warmth (no more than a few degrees)- you can try that, but it's no guarantee you still won't need medical help (vet), & the delay could work against your snake's ability to recover.

I would NOT subject snakes to inhaling F10 vapor- it's toxic (read the label)- yes, I've heard of people doing it, but that doesn't make it right. And the idea got started with someone who is a big commercial breeder of snakes (and whose media persona -let's be honest- turns me off)- and who perhaps isn't as invested in their snakes as personal pets , but as replaceable commodities on which he doesn't wish to spend money at the vet because it cuts into his bottom line. I'm not convinced that it's effective or safe treatment- but I would welcome actual veterinarians (those very experienced with snakes) to weigh in on the idea. But I think that's the point- it's intended as a means of avoiding proper medical care.