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I have a couple questions regarding thermoregulation and respitory infections. I have an 8 foot male columbian redtail that is heavy boddied and eats very regularly and has been very healthy. His enclosure is a display case style 5' long 2' wide and 5' tall. I created differnent tempature zones in the cage and stratisfied space by adding a shelf on one side hide box on other and a basking branch. I use two differnet wattage red heat lamps on each end. The ambient temp is 80-82 and hot spot is 93-95. Their is a cool spot under the shelf where the water tub is at. The past few days my boa spent soaking in the tub. After this period I noticed that he is weezing and displaying a yawning behavior. Is it possible he did not self regulate his temp and got to cool? Should I rearange the cage design so their is no area under 80? Will he be able to overcome this congestion on his own with a higher body temp? Is the use of tetracycline in the water still considered an effective treatment or is their a better home remedy? At what point should I seek a vetrinarian for an injectable antibiotic? Any feedback on this situation would be greatly appreciated.

Check orig post for my response , I just now made/finished a rather
lengthy response to your question.

I hope its helpful!

. . . Lar M
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