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I have read to up the heat and humidity for an RI, and I've read to up the heat and keep it dry for an RI. So, which is it? (Say, for a King snake).

Thanks in advance
MissHisssss

The humidity will only add to the problems.Manually water the animal,Jeff

as i have never had or seen a king(or any n.american colubrid ftm) w/a resp.infection,though i suppose if kept in crappy enough conditions they could get or develop one,RI is most common in neo-tropical snakes that REQUIRE certain temp,humidity ranges,but to answer the ?,keep them warm&dry when they have RI,,,,,peace thomas

My Blotched king who I mated earlier this year and who went into shed earlier than I expected started to sneeze when I put her with the male for a second try. Gave a huge sneeze and a bit "string of snot" (sorry for the graphic description) came out of her mouth. I pulled the male immediately and have kept her warm. She sneezed a number of times for about three days but has not sneezed since then. She still shows no sign of interest in eating, but also shows no sign of being gravid. I have a laying container in with her in case she has a small clutch to lay. I also have been offering her small meals. I've kept her warm and dry and she seems to be doing very well health wise. She keeps shrinking though ... in comparison to my two cal kings who were bred one and two weeks after her, who are IMMENSE in comparison. Before all three were bred she was by far the largest in girth. Now she seems puny... but I'm sure it's not that she's losing size, they are just gaining size!
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~Sasheena

Sasheena

Just fyi, a respiratory infection can be bacterial and require antibiotics, it's not necessarily something that will clear up merely by keeping the animal warm and dry.

peace
terry

Yeah, I realize that. She hasn't sneezed or shown any signs of a being ill since that weekend where she was sneezing up a storm. My guess is that it was a tiny little cold. I'm still not exposing her to any of the other snakes, not going to try to breed her. If she doesn't lay eggs this year that's fine. Better to be certain she is fully healthy before stressing her by breeding her... and better to be sure she's fully healthy before introducing her to any of our snakes. She's now residing in a separate room in the house, no contact with the rest of the snakes. At feeding time she always gets the last mouse so I don't forget and get her germs on the mice going to the other snakes. I'll be offering her another hopper today to see if she is hungry.
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~Sasheena

because I've heard that you should up the heat and make it more dry.... and I've also heard that you should up the heat and make it more humid. So, I was just wondering if both were correct (depending on what kind of snake, etc), or if one is prefered over the other, or what. I asked this question in the health forum but didn't get an answer.

Thanks for your responses
MissHisssss