Humidity. The one really bad bout I had with RI's was when I provided a constant humid hide. About 12 animals came down with it (most were babies). Now I only provide one when they are in shed and when a female is about to lay. Even then it is only slightly damp, and I let it get really dry before I dampen it again. For babies, I place them in their water bowl once a week. They will normally hang out and soak for a while and drink. The babies seem to have a bit of trouble finding the water and will dehydrate quickly. Adults get a shallow water bowl at all times, and are doing well that way.



Also, when they did get the RI's they did not do the typical open mouth breathing. They just stopped eating. When a female tri stops eating then something is wrong. Her mouth was very "slimey" when I looked inside, but she never seemed to struggle to breath. If I held her head up close to my ear I could hear very faint popping sounds, but that was it. Nice round of baytril and all were good to go. Luckly, I caught it very early, but if I did not check my animals daily, or keep very detailed feeding records, it could have easily been missed.
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Jenea

Guardian Reptiles



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