I give them for a good, solid month, depending on severity of the RI.



As for giving injections, I give them about 1/4" to 1/2"(depending on size of snake) away from the spine, in those large muscles. I usually go inbetween scales and almost parallel to the skin, then further advance the needle deeper into the muscle, withdraw the plunger to check for blood(do not inject into a vein), and then depress plunger. Takes about 4-5 seconds to give a shot like that.



The sick Ball I have right now, the one getting oral meds, is doing well. Less mucous in her mouth, easier breathing, keeping her weight steady, staying hydrated. She's also about to shed, so we'll see how she feels afterwards. I have two others that I an preventatively treating(a 45g granite hatchling and a Classic Jungle female because of their immune systems not being as well-developed). Jungles just seem to have poor immune systems altogether.. It's odd..



Jen, if you were in TX, it'd be easier to get that culture done quicker. Do you not have anymore Baytril you can use? Anything is better than nothing. I hope the vet can see the little het clown soon!
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-Becky Brown, RVT-

1.0 Lemon Pastel Classic Jungle(NERD)

1.0 Black Pastel

2.13 Normals

1.0 NERD Yellow/Green Hypo

1.1 Spiders(BHB)

1.1 Yellowbellies(BHB)

1.0 100% Het Pied Classic Jungle(Don Kaye)

0.1 50% Poss. Het Pied(Gary Kettring)

0.1 Classic Jungle

1.0 66% Poss Het Ax Genetic Granite(VPI)

18 07 Hatchlings

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