Good deal!, and you're welcome........

Well, if it does have an RI as well, there are some wide-spectrum antibiotics that can often help, such as Amikacin, Gentomycin, and Baytril, Cloramphenical, etc... But there are different gram negative and gram positive bacteria and the only way to know exactly what type of antibiotic will target the particular bacteria is by doing a simple culture. This isn't very expensive and will prevent you from spinning your wheels not using an antibiotic that is effective and prevent the snake's condition from worsening in the meantime.

I really don't advise administering the antibiotics yourself, because the dosing has to be accurate and certain additional things have to be well understood for additional support such as fluids depending on which is used. But here are some common reptile drugs and their dosages........

Antibiotics:

Note: Never use piperazine or ivermectin on any turtle. Both have been demonstrated to have toxic, if not lethal, effects on turtles.

Amikacin 2.5 mg/kg every 72 hrs IM up to 5 mg/kg for 48 hr with fluid support
Amoxicillin 10 mg/kg per d for 7 d SQ w/aminoglycosides
Ampicillin 10 mg/kg per d for 7 d SQ up to 20 mg/kg q d
Baytril (enrofloxacin) 5 mg/kg per d for 10 d SQ


Ceftriaxone 50 mg/kg per d for 7 d SQ .
Chloramphenical 50 mg/kg per d for 7 d SQ .
Gentamicin 2.5 mg/kg every 72 hours IM up to 10 mg/kg for 48 hr w/fluid support
Tetracycline 50 mg/kg per d for 7 d SQ .
Trimethoprim-Sulfa 30 mg/kg per d for 7 d PO .
Tylocin 5 mg/kg per d for 7 d SQ .
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