Cornsnake RI

Shmoges · 03-24-12, 06:13 PM

So I am pretty convinced our snow corn has an RI. This has to be the first time I have heard of someone on ssnakess having a corn with an RI, YAY me!! She is making sneezing noises once and a while and will open her mouth from time to time. Her forks on her tongue are still apart though. It seems like more of a minor discomfort for her than she is in pain or sick as can be but I don't want it to get to that point so I started her on oral meds that I had in the frig and upped the temp and changed her substrate to cypress so its more humid in there. Is that the right thing to do? Up the humidity for corns?

I will offer her food still since I have recently decided she is to fat for weekly food like the rest of the snakes (this will be week two of biggest loser for snakes).

So weird that all our corns are in 20l's with uth's and the room temp has to be over 65-70. I run a humidifier on and off in that room and they have water dishes 24-7

theapexgerman · 03-24-12, 06:14 PM

With RI I know you bump the temps up but dont know bout the humidity

mykee · 03-24-12, 06:23 PM

Dude, you've had some terrible luck ( though with how often animals get ill and/or die in your collection, it's not luck) with pretty much any animal that has the unfortunate future of finding its way into your collection. Seriously, and I say this in the nicest possible way, maybe it's time for you ( and for the safety of any future animals that you may own) to truly pack it in and find a new hobby.
Preferrably one without living creatures.
Just a suggestion.

Bradyloach · 03-24-12, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mykee

Dude, you've had some terrible luck ( though with how often animals get ill and/or die in your collection, it's not luck) with pretty much any animal that has the unfortunate future of finding its way into your collection. Seriously, and I say this in the nicest possible way, maybe it's time for you ( and for the safety of any future animals that you may own) to truly pack it in and find a new hobby.
Preferrably one without living creatures.
Just a suggestion.

That's incredibly rude.

Shmoges · 03-24-12, 06:31 PM

And thank you mykee for your thoughtful words of wisdom!!!!

Maybe your right, who wants to have snake barbeque??

mykee · 03-24-12, 06:34 PM

Quote:

"That's incredibly rude. "

But unfortunately, incredibly true.

Shmoges · 03-24-12, 06:36 PM

Honestly who gets an RI with a cornsnake??? L2 husbandry for me.... I thought they liked living in the frig!?

mykee · 03-24-12, 06:41 PM

It's VERY difficult to give a cornsnake an RI.

mykee · 03-24-12, 06:44 PM

You've had RI's with your hognose, kenyans and now your cornsnakes? Am I missing anything?
Seriously consider the fact that snakes are just not your thing.

Shmoges · 03-24-12, 06:56 PM

Mykee you and I know that I will never be the amazing snake owner that you are but even so I do my best and learn as I go. I agree something is up with all these RI's that I get but what am I doing wrong? Dryness was possibly the key with the Kenyans all the info I read and was told in person said they should be kept dry and offered water in a dish... they all died. The hognose is eating and well now, the corn we will see about. I don't keep anything in the frig and you know I use thermostates. I disagree with you mykee snakes are my thing and I am begining to think this isn't the mykee nerf bat of sarcastism but the narcisistic wtfowned hammer. Don't be the mykee everyone knows, show us that you don't always prey on the blood and failure of others.

mykee · 03-24-12, 07:23 PM

My issue is this; all along your learning curve, you're leaving dead animals.
I am all about the animals, and if I happen to offend you in the process that is not my intention, but from your history, snakes that end up in your care die.
Think of the animals and not your ego. All of your animals get sick. In less than a year you've had three species with RIs; one of which all died.
Lets put this into perspective shall we? I've been keeping ball pythons for 13 years. I've owned thousands of ball pythons in that time and hatched over a thousand as well. I have had one RI in one animal (that came in on a shipment) . No other sick animals ever. That's ever.
Put your ego aside and do what is smart.
Snakes are not your thing.

As for your collection, I have absolutely no idea what your issue is, but with the sheer number of animals that you have had sick and die in the last year you've definitely got something BAD in your collection. I would think a virus of some kind, but one that jumps species?! Unheard of. My honest opinion as to what you should do is to cull your entire collection and start again in a years time to allow whatever nasty you have in your collection to die off.

Shmoges · 03-24-12, 07:36 PM

For anyone reading this, this is an example of a defeatist and all they wish for the human race is for it to give up and fade away so they can bask in there own radiance. Don't listen or even consider these kind of people to be your equal in anything except taxes and death.

PS. Didn't know I had an ego. Guess we have something in common then Mykee.

Gungirl · 03-24-12, 07:49 PM

I think Mykee has a good point.. Maybe something is jumping through your collection. When any of the other snakes passed away did you ever have a Necropsy done to see if it was something that would affect your other snakes? If not then you have no idea what could be affecting your snakes. Maybe its is a cleaner you use or something chemical in the house affecting them. Idk what to say but I would think it has to be something and not just a random occurrence.

**Aaron_S** · 03-24-12, 07:57 PM

I think Mykee is correct here. There has to be something in your collection.

It's happened with multiple snakes and the common denomination is YOU! Leads to one conclusion at this time...

I see you just started giving this corn meds you had in your fridge. WTF?! You don't get a culture done to ensure that the meds you own will have ANY effect on the actual bacteria/virus and not just destroy the organs of your snake?

Please, get a culture done if you think she's got an RI.

Shmoges · 03-24-12, 08:11 PM

hexachloride? if I put it in there water and sprayed them in the face maybe. I have not had a necropsy done and probably can't since I have froze the bodies (before I knew that destroyed the test results). I do not plan on getting anymore snakes so as far as dooming further animals to death that won't happen. I'm not burning incense to the snake gods, I spot clean change water feed regularly I wear gloves and use disinfectant when cleaning (with the snake not being in the vicinity). Obviously the next step is to get rid of my snakes right?? Honestly come to my house and see my collection and tell me whats wrong. Ask me specific questions and tell me whats wrong. Generalizing and assuming wont solve anything.

I think looking at were my animals have come from I am surprised I haven't had more problems (craigslist, local shoddy pet store for cheap because they didn't want them). Some have been from breeders that can't be trusted 100% either. Perhaps I have a case of the legless death, regardless non of it helps my snow corn who as stated is being medicated and has adjusted husbandry and I am awaiting relevant answers for.

If anyone wants to start a post titled why Shmoges should go away because he sucks to continue this discussion feel free.