Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
From what you've described, it's not panic time at all. As Gio said- I've also heard of snakes that make some extra little noises that turn out to be nothing, & if you go to a vet, they're apt to feel under some pressure to "do something" (just like when parents take their kids to the pediatrician & want "something" for their illness) which means that they might (?) prescribe an antibiotic that's not really needed- & which has side effects.

Also, some vets will take a "best guess" for what antibiotic to prescribe, but if they do it the right way (lab work to get the right Rx) it's going to get expensive too- plus the pain of injections you'll put your snake through. If that was me, I'd make darn sure the snake NEEDS treatment before I'd see a vet. I'd wait for more definite symptoms-just watch & listen for now.

You'll know if & when your snake has a RI. And who's to say that a snake can't start to come down with an RI & then they manage to fight it off too- just like we can? Just wait a bit- if you see him struggling to breathe, that's different though.
big thanks for this! and i was curious about if they could “tough it out” but wasn’t sure - still getting use to animals that aren’t so “it’s either life or death no inbetween” like arachnids