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I just took in a Florida king that my vet ask if I would be willing to adopt. The owners of the snake let their young child get a pair of kings and this one has apparently gotten a nagging RI and they dont want to deal with it anymore.

Thanks to the Vet, It is now stable and of a decently healthy weight but with some lingering wheezing from the RI but I think it will be fine and am more than willing to take it in and give it some loving care to get it back to health. I cant begin to say how irritated things like this make me , but anyway..here is the issue.....

I have had the snake for about two weeks now and I beleive she is pregnant. She is becoming more and more distended. As I look at her tonight, I could swear that she is. It is currently on Baytril injections for the RI though. My question is, will the Baytril cause problems with these eggs if she is pregnant? and will the RI cause her problems with Laying them? ANy suggestions?

The vet is out of town this week so I will have to wait till Friday to get with him on this.

Thanks
Rob

>> I have had the snake for about two weeks now and I beleive she is pregnant. She is becoming more and more distended. As I look at her tonight, I could swear that she is. It is currently on Baytril injections for the RI though. My question is, will the Baytril cause problems with these eggs if she is pregnant? and will the RI cause her problems with Laying them? ANy suggestions?

While I have no specific experience, I suspect you will notice nothing abnormal.

Please post your results here.
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Sorry you didnt get better response to your question here. I notice your rather new to the forum, but please continue to post here with us and let us know how it goes. There are quite a few VERY knowledgable herp veterans here ( where are you FR? ) that can genuinly provide advice based on experience because they have been through so much over the years.

Good luck and thanks for caring enough to take in snakes that need some extra care.

Dawn

Baytril can cause delayed bone development in the offspring
go to www.baytril.com for more information on
side effects and toxicity.

the cartilage damage to weight bearing joints has only been seen when Baytril is given to immature, growing dogs. When calves and kittens were tested, they did not show this type of damage. I have not heard of any bone or cartilage concerns when used in reptiles.

Kelly

I'd keep giving the snake the Baytril at least until your vet gets back in town. The Baytril should not harm the eggs. I had to treat a Ball Python while she was gravid a few years and she laid good eggs.

I am going to throw something out here, the swelling might be a pathogenic condition, and not gravidity. Not only do I not think you will see the difference in size you are describing that quickly if a snake WERE gravid, but I doubt the snake's body will put THAT much energy towards the development of young when it is also fighting an infection. Not to mention that there are several conditions (parasites and bacterial) that manifest itself as midbody swelling, some are very serious conditions.

So the point is that you might more reason for concern than being concerned about offspring. Get it thoroughly checked out. Nevertheless, my personal opinion would be to concentrate on the health of the snake, at the expense of the offspring. Good luck
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