Dealing with RI

[Nektu]

Alright, so I bought a male lesser and a female spider this past August, they were caged together when I got them, and when I got them home noticed the beginning of RI.

After a little while and bumping up their heat, the RI got worse in the lesser. I ended up taking them to the vet and they are now on Amiglyde. They have about 3 more treatments each, but they are not eating still. It's been a few weeks. Suggestions on how to get them to eat?

[mattlawdi]

when my ball had a RI i did my best to save him here where i live there are no vets and so i had to deal with it on my own. So it was still the BEGINNING of the RI (he wasnt eating at this time and he did a bad shed) and what i did was to lower his humidity by taking out his water bowl and every few days i will put the bowl in so he can drink and out again !! i increase a little bit the temps. and then waited, after a few weeks i saw that the brown/orange thing he had under his lips was going . I tried feeding him and he took the mice after two feeding he went into shed and he shed in one piece and with the shed all the brown/orange thing came out !! Then i put back the water bowl and know he is a little bit under weight but he will gain weight again thx

[shaunyboy]

i've found that some snakes will not eat until they are back to full health or at least until the symptoms are nearly gone

after treatment,i always offer a food size down from what they normally take,if they have'nt eaten for a while due to illness

cheers shaun

[Nektu]

Excellent, thanks. I have another appointment to go to the vet on Monday. They may need another round of Amiglyde. Don't know yet.

[Shmoges]

You could try the BHB remedy. F10, saline, Albuterol doesn't hurt, and a nebulizer, not a fogger. I do it more than I would like to on a few snakes we have such as our kenyans and a PITA (pain in the keester) hognose.

[alessia55]

I have no experience with RIs but I really hope they recover soon!

[Nektu]

Shmoges, I made a nebulizer and use 2ml F10 to 500 ml water. Give them 30 minute bursts a couple times a day every other day. It's sad, I got the F10 the thursday before PE caught fire.