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the stupidity and cruelness of people amazes me. I work at a reptile/fish store, and a few days ago someone dropped off to ball pythons on our front counter. Didnt tell us they were going to, didnt ask us, didnt say why, just dropped a mysterious bag on our counter and walked away. We open the bag to find 2 juvenile ball pythons, and they have upper respiratory problems. I adopted them, so im taking care of them. Is there anything i can do to help the upper respiratory heal? im keeping them very hot right now, and leaving them alone.

any suggestions?

its amazing how people could do this to an animal and then just leave it, as if it were trash.

They are going to need antibiotic injections. Take them to a qualified reptile vet.
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- Mike Fourquet

Cloaca Herpetoculture
www.CloacaHerps.com

yes if you can't get them to a vet you need to give them Metronidazole 50mg./ml.to 1 part suspnsio 1cc. it is a antibiotic or flagil but it is best to take them to a vet and keep the heat up there around 90-95f.and humidity of60%-70%.and if you give the antibiotic thats 3cc per 60gm.of body wight ok.
good luck and keep us posted.

fogot that sould be given oraly every 8-10 days for tree doses and the final at 5 days.