I agree as well,Ive "cooked" a few myself and no drugs were used.
BUT !!! its not advised for novice keepers or those that are prone to less then diligent husbandry when it comes to Animal Recovery.That "AS SEEN ON TV" (forum quoting/replicating) Husbandry will kill more then it will cure.
Joe is correct "excessive heat" will ding a snakes bell,therefore attempting to cook the RI out of the animal requires equipment that isn't sold by ZooMed nor is it a set it and forget it,come back in two weeks ALL DONE !!

Each animal is different,some respond some dont,then theres the few that never recover due to keepers guessing wrong and the assumed was in fact LRI instead of the URI and the animal suffered to its demise.





>>>>is that 98 degrees the actual heat source, or the ambient temp on that side of the tank?!
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>>>>Either way, LOWER IT DOWN, you could fry your snake. Next thing you know he's wobbling and doesn't know left from up.
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>>>>Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo
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>>I'll have to explain that to some of the rescues I've taken care of so they'll quit acting normal. LOL
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>>I respect you Joe, but that just is not true. When ever i deal with an RI case, they are kept ambients no LESS than 85, usually a tad higher, and there hot spot a solid 100°, and i have never had this so called "brain damage" occur like I hear mentioned quite often.
>>In fact, with some medications they tell you to keep the animal at the higher end of the spectrum to enable the meds to work at their optimum potential. I've used high temps alone to knock out some cases of supposed RI also. Just an FYI.
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>>I agree totally with the vet part though. If there is discharge of any kind, from nose or mouth, it should be cultured to check for sensitivity so you can get the right meds to knock it out.
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>>My humble opinion.
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