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RE: Not Humid ... dry

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Posted by: ssnakes at Thu Aug 7 20:18:48 2008   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by ssnakes ]  
   

I have to disagree with "VERY HUMID". My first action with URI symptoms is to raise the heat and sometimes I will put a heat pad or rheostat controlled heat tape under the snake ( even though the animal is in a rack system with heat). But I REMOVE THE WATER initially. The animal in this condition is usually very mucous-laden......similiar to us when we have a cold and we have to constantly blow our nose. It is necessary to dry them out a bit. I will usually offer a water bowl for an hour every other day. If I don't see an improvement within 5 days, I will begin antiobiotic therapy with Baytril injections. Water does not go back in full time until I see some improvement.

Susan
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