Ball Python RI home cure needed,

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by ~CobaltEdge~

So my Adult BP has a normal RI(coughing, leaking saliva out of his mouth etc.) and I'm not in the proximity of any reptile veterinarians. So far, I've kept him under UV light to kill external bacteria,given him metabolism boosting vitamin compounds, and humidified my room with a menthol humidifier. Is there anything I can do to cure this without vet attention--am I doing something wrong?

You need to get to a vet that can do a culture to find out if it's bacterial or viral. If it's bacterial you can get meds to clear it up. If it's viral there's no cure.

What kind of stuff are you giving this snake? How do you know it's OKAY inside a snake's metabolism? How do you know if these compounds aren't doing more damage?

Also, I'd raise all your temps and humidity. In general, your 78 cool side is far too low. I keep my ball pythons hot. 96 hot spot. cool side mid to high 80's and this is ALL the time.

[~CobaltEdge~]

Originally Posted by Aaron_S

You need to get to a vet that can do a culture to find out if it's bacterial or viral. If it's bacterial you can get meds to clear it up. If it's viral there's no cure.

What kind of stuff are you giving this snake? How do you know it's OKAY inside a snake's metabolism? How do you know if these compounds aren't doing more damage?

Also, I'd raise all your temps and humidity. In general, your 78 cool side is far too low. I keep my ball pythons hot. 96 hot spot. cool side mid to high 80's and this is ALL the time.

I'm not giving him any drugs or additives, I'm just giving him B vitamins. I have started to put my big heat emitter on him, so his temp has gone up to 90+ degrees.

[mykee]

Snakes.
CAN'T.
Cough.
Take him to the vet or he will be dead inside of two weeks.
I 100% guarantee it.

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by mykee

Snakes.
CAN'T.
Cough.
Take him to the vet or he will be dead inside of two weeks.
I 100% guarantee it.

I concur.

I'm sure we'll have a thread asking why.