RI, or am i anal about my snakes health?

[starmom]

Yeah and sort of cradle the rest of the snake between your arm and body.
Just be mellow and chill

[temec]

i opened his mouth.... no mucus... wierd

[temec]

but his mouth was wet.. but thats normal right? it was spit like.. not mucasy

[simplechamp]

Just wondering, if he is showing more symptoms pointing to an RI, what are the reasons to wait until after the shed to go see the vet?

[temec]

no idea... jut what somebody recommends.. but i still havn't seen him open his mouth since like 2 days ago... he hasn't show other symptoms except the "pops" after the time he opened his mouth.. but some people say their bp makes poping noises while in shed

[pythontricker]

If you have a vet appointment, I wouldn't worry too much. ust get it in to the vet soon. They can last a pretty long time with an RI, but cannot survive it w/o antibiotics. Keep your conditions perfect and get some fortaz. it seems to have the best effect on them. It worked great for my snake. It was pretty cheap too, for me anyways. I think like $25.00. But the appointments are generally about $45 themselves. Hope everything works out. Also, what I did, was got a que-tip and swabbed some of the mucous out of my snakes mouth. You can do that or use a syringe w/o a needle and suck some of it out. This helps them breath a little better. they begin to open mouth breath because of a build up of mucous in the nasal cavity. So they can't insert the trachea into it to allow airflow to the nostrils, thus causing them to open their mouth and breathe. Also increase your humidity and temp too, it helps in breaking up some of the mucous. hope this helps, and you snake turns out ok!

[temec]

I wish i had some bp enthusiasts close to me... because he only seems to make the pops while he is in hands.... if he is crawling around/over me he doesnt make the sound... this is why im so confused... and he has no mucus in his mouth

[pythontricker]

do i hold it behind the head?

this may help, a little something i made.
YouTube - How to check for a Resperetory Infection.

[simplechamp]

pythontricker: Have you also had experience with other antibiotics like Baytril or Amikacin? Did the Fortaz give better/faster/more pronounced results than the others?

[temec]

nice vid! thanks.. helped a lot