Hope the topic line caught your attention...
Now to the real problem... my balls are in trouble.
They all have sours forming on the insides of their mouths and slimy clear discharge coming out of their mouths. They are not eating because of this and are getting weak... Please help! Anything would help... I don’t want to lose all 5 of my balls.
Thank you in advance and my balls will thank you too.
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Please Help!!!! 5 sick balls!!!
nematocyst
Nov 05, 2003 02:00 AM
Replies (5)
meretseger
Nov 05, 2003 06:41 AM
That sounds like mouthrot. They need veterinary care at any rate.
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prosteven
Nov 05, 2003 07:54 AM
The signs are those of respiratory infection.
Take them to a vet ASAP and avoing touching other snakes after handling them or housing others with the sick ones as they can get infected as well.
Good luck.
IMO
Nov 05, 2003 09:41 AM
Take them all to the vet, NOW. Don't wait any longer. Their health is dependent upon you. Good thing you noticed. Here's hopeing they all get better.
mykee
Nov 05, 2003 12:45 PM
By any chance, do you keep them all in the same tank?
RandyRemington
Nov 05, 2003 03:52 PM
What is the temperature in their cages? I think mouth rot is one of those opportunistic things that tends to pop up anytime the temperatures are too low for their immune systems to work right. I would recommend raising the temp to 90-92 deg F at the hot end and a minimum of 85 deg F at the cool end. Of course at this point a vet and antibiotics are also a very good idea but while your getting an appointment look at correcting any heating problem that might have caused this. I'm thinking it's more likely to be the temps than any highly contagious disease that could do this in proper conditions but of course check with a vet. Basically I think the germs to cause moth rot are most always around and it just takes an injury or something like prolonged constant temps under 85 deg to weaken their immune system to where they get overcome by it. Even during the breeding season I give daytime temps over 85 all day and only let it dip a little under that at night so every day they get a chance to get their immune system going right again.
