I got a new Ball Python from Petland today. One of the Python's he was kept with died with what looked like snot running from his nose. The snake also seemed to have a puncture wound in his mid-section. As the shop does not know the cause of death (a respitory disease or the wound) they told me I might want to get medicine for a respitory disease just in case. could you give me some information on any early warning signs (I have read quite a few on other sites but just want to make sure I dont miss anything) and a site where I could buy the med. also do you think I should buy the med. and wait and see what happens, or should I give them the med. just in case and never really find out.
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Respitory disease?
domingoakasunday
Dec 09, 2003 06:11 PM
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triniian
Dec 10, 2003 04:13 AM
There is lots of info on the web of the signs of RI. Look around.
General Symptoms:
Popping noises, bubbles from mouth, excess fluid in mouth/nostrils...
Result from too cold and/or too much humidity. It's the snake version of the 'cold'. Can take a long time to recover and can kill BPs if untreated.
I SUGGEST that if you can afford it, go to the vet since I assume you're new to the snake thing. If not, do more research and when you think you know what you're doing, Baytril is the most popular med.
Good luck and keep us posted.
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lbcball
Dec 10, 2003 11:10 PM
One easy thing you can do to help treat a resperatory condition is to keep the temps in the tank on the hotter side. The heat will help boost his immune system.
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toddbecker
Dec 11, 2003 04:15 PM
There has been a lot of posts about R I in the burmese forum. The knowledgable burm owners all recommend to raise the temps and raise the humnidity. I fyou allow the humidity to low it will dry there lungs which can cause to tissue cracking allowing the infection to either spread or get a foothold and start spreading. Keep the tank in the high 80's and raise the humidity to around 80-85%. Also check out the articles in the Burmese forum...They are very informative, Todd
