"Boosting Temps" is risky business for those without quality management controls in place.High risk when using rheostats and dimmers at levels exceeding 90*F.One prolonged spike in temps and the animal will most likely never recover from the neurological damage thats common in these instances.

I prefer the "slow cook" method over injectables any day.

Ambient temp set @ 95-97*F and 55-60% for no less then two weeks,food offered late in the second week.Third week,max temp 90*F,fourth week return to ambient 82-85*F/45-50% humidity.



The key to whatever chosen method is patience,they didn't get sick in two days and they wont heal up in two days.



Mess with Rescue animals and you'll get plenty of practice,personally I'm done with them.







>>I have heard that you should boost the temps AND humidity to combat a RI. I have been told it will work like a humidifier or a nebulizer for the sick boa to soften up the mucus and be able to work it out on its own.
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