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Just went to check on Turruk and saw that his lips right around his toung is discolored, so I took him out to check on him and got a slight wheeze and a little bit of mucous or spit came out the side of his mouth.
So right after postiing this, I will be phoning around to see if I can find a closer exotic vet closer than the one I know.
But I have heard to up temps and such to help out. how high do I up the temp, and is there anything else I can do at home as depending on cost, I may not be able to get him there till next week.
Please anyone who has ANY suggestions, please let me know.
And should I be setting him up away from my corns?? CAN corns get RI's (if this is what this is)
I think it's raise the humidity & temperature. Make sure your thermometer is working properly, I believe husbandry is the leading cause of RIs. Good luck! Hopefully someone with more knowledge will be along soon. I only know what I've gleaned from reading on here never having gone through it myself.
I'm not positive about anything, that's why I am asking here.
what I know is:
1) he has refused his last 2 meals
2) there is minor discoloration only on his lips in front where his toung ficks out
3) when I picked him up to check this discoloration, I heard a gurgle
4) I opened his mouth and when he closed it a very small amount of mucous came out the side of his mouth
That's all I KNOW for sure, remember this is my first B\P...... I have only had corns before this and have never dealt with illness before.
actually the discoloration is now gone, it must have rubbed off in the pillow case I put him in to change the substrate to newspaper, but if it comes back I WILL get a pic for you guys.
All the reptile/ exotic vets are closed today and the emerg vet around here knows nothing about exotics, so I'll have to wait untill at least tomorrow to talk to the vet.
I have changed his substrate from repti-bark to newspaper on the advice of his breeder, and upped the temps to 96f
anything else i should do until I can get ahold of a vet??
Did you open the mouth and see bubbles? Sure he wasnt just taking a drink before you picked him up and it was water that came out the side?
Otherwise, up the hot spot temps to ~94, keep humidity aroung 50 - 60, and make sure there is good air flow, stagnant air is like a petri dish of germs.
Please don't do this without searching the posts, but I thought I read recently (within the past week) to hold his head under water? Something about that causing him to hopefully breathe the mucus out?
I'm sorry, my memory isn't the best, so I apologize for the sketchy details.
Best of luck curing this bug for Torruk!
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Please don't do this without searching the posts, but I thought I read recently (within the past week) to hold his head under water? Something about that causing him to hopefully breathe the mucus out?
I'm sorry, my memory isn't the best, so I apologize for the sketchy details.
Best of luck curing this bug for Torruk!
Doubtful, Im guessing that would probably just stress the snake out. If it is indeed an RI, it needs a vet and medication to get rid of it.
Heres a video on how to open up your snakes mouth. You should see a healthy pink colour, and possibly a bubble near the trachea, but anything that looks thick like mucous or a bunch of bubbles, might indicate an RI? I havent seen it in person so I might not be the best source. Also, look for bubbles and mucous in the nose. Ive heard the snake will yawn quite a bit as well because its harder for them to breathe through their nose. Keep an ear out for wheezing too, was the last shed good? Stuck shed in the nose could produce a somewhat whistling sound.
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