Just pulled my snakes out of brumation, about 9 weeks at average temp of 55. All of them but one came out looking fantastic.



One female, 4 days out, started to act strangely. Went into shed, and showed me every symptom of an RI. Wheezing, bad crackling sounds, and generally makin a noise like something thick needed coughed up. Also a swelling of the mouth area on one side, which worried me even more. Every indication.



So, I raised the temps, separated her, the usual routine. Thought I'd give it a few days then start thinking about a Vet trip, which is awful because none near me at all treat snakes. I had checked on the snake several times every day, only to find that nothing had changed for the better.



On the 4th day (yesterday), I go in to check. The swelling of the mouth is gone, no wheezing, no crackling. I aggraveted the snake to get it to "puff" at me. It did, and it sounded like wonderful straight air. I don't think this had anything to do with it, but it also had cleared up from the "blue" phase of shedding, but had not yet shed. All symptoms gone.



Today, I thought, "what the heck," and offered it a small mouse, and she ate it right away. I'm baffled, I've never had anything like this happen. I've kept snakes for years, and this snake was sick. No doubt about it. Does anyone have any thoughts, or have you ever had an animal recover so quickly, and eat right away. I'm actually quite amazed.



Brian

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