Jamie,

....I think a quarantine of several months is a good idea. Most importantly is making sure the new animal does not have parasites and not allowing them to be transmitted to other snakes. What were you using to treat the respiratory infection? I have had good results with Amikacin injections. Some other people report good results with Baytril and Tylan injections. In my experience most other medications have limited success in treating respiratory infections in snakes unlesss a culture and sensitivity is done and the best antibiotic selected based on the results.

Jeff



>>Ah ok thanks. How long are you supposed to quarintine the new animal? because mine didnt show any signs of illness until about 2 1/2- 3 months later. All my snakes were fine until that one got sick. I also have another one that got sick but i think i got it early enough to treat it. This one is breathing slow and heavy so I think its a resp. infection. Ill be sure to keep an eye one all my others. Is there any advice on caring for an ill snake? should I raise humidity? i also have some medication left over from my other snake so ill give it that. well ill keep everyone posted heh. keep your fingers crossed! thanks jeff

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