Burm problem after using nix

weinerboy12 · 01-27-05, 12:55 AM

so i noticed a few mites on my youngest burm.. so i diluted it in water, and sprayed him down.. like i did my other burms and nothing bad every happened.. nwo today.. i look at my smallest albino.. and its like the nix made him ********.. he kepeps jerking when hes moving and making all thease weird movemnts, like muscle spazms is the only way i could explain it.. i tried giving him a both.. then putting him back into his enclosure.. nothing.. someone please give me some info on this.. im not sur eif i should wait it out or take him to a vet asap.. thanks

Slipknot · 01-27-05, 10:44 AM

I've never experienced this myself but I knew someone that had the same problem with their Hognose...it went on for three days before they finally took it to the vet and fixed the problem...

weinerboy12 · 01-27-05, 10:37 PM

well.. im going to take it to the vet tomorrow. if it lives.. its so weak right now, i think its going to die overnight

Slipknot · 01-27-05, 10:55 PM

Well I hope you the best. Let us know what happens.

weinerboy12 · 01-28-05, 01:49 AM

well i let him soak in my bath for a few hours.. then i put him in his aquarium and hes baskinging.. still seems weak, but acting a bit more normal.. hes not spazing out anymore and bitin gair etc.. hopefully getting some water in him has helped.. i guess i'll see tomorrow, i don really want to touch him right now becasue he is probably stressed enough

BoidKeeper · 01-28-05, 04:47 AM

I've seen this once before with a burm but with vapona not nix. Nix may be a shampoo for people but it's still a poison and when we spray it on our animals we run the risk of poisioning them.
It sounds like you should have diluted the nix more or sprayed the snake less. You should always spray the mix into a rubbermaid and then put the snake in it over night with out actually spraying the snake. I used to spray the snake directly but now when I get a new snake I just let it crawl through the mixutre instead of spraying it directly.
Good luck with your snake. It will probably recover if it has stoped twitching and has regained motor control.
Cheers,
Trevor

paulsreef · 02-01-05, 10:28 PM

How's he doing? Did he pull thru?

weinerboy12 · 02-02-05, 12:07 AM

yes he made a 100% recovery... =)

Slipknot · 02-03-05, 12:02 PM

Glad to hear that.

oakley · 02-03-05, 12:14 PM

use provent-a-mite ... its the best and it dosent do anything weird to the animals, and you dont have to spray it on them ... just make sure that its dry before you put them back in the enclosure ...

CARLiTO_ · 02-05-05, 11:35 PM

weinerboy12: Snakes and u are not compatible. Save the animal's life by letting them be taken care off by someone else. The snake u traded me was in very bad shape and led me to believe that u don't know what u are doing and have no knowledge of husbandry.