The BEST WAY to Manage a Ball Python's RESPIRATORY INFECTION
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- Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
- We talk about what respiratory infections are for Ball Pythons, what to look for when diagnosing one, and what to do if your Ball Python has one.
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0:00 Intro
0:17 What is a respiratory infection?
0:57 What is the cause?
2:33 How do you diagnose?
6:59 What do you do?
8:56 Do it yourself treatment
11:09 What if your treatment didn't work?
14:32 What to do going forward
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I think leaving them in the same rack system is fine if bacteria based. It’s not going to jump and crawl tub to tub. The only way it can spread would be to handle the infected snake first then not sanitize and handle more snakes.
I would be to worried of the risk of spread regardless putting infected snakes in the same rack but it's true it doesn't always spread that way. You make a great point of needing a system of decontamination between cleaning or interacting with snakes and its probably beat to practice it at all times not JUST when you suspect an illness. Thanks for watching!
Great video, also very good information
Thank you!
Great video and very informative!!🤙🏼🤜🏼🤛🏼thank you!!😃
Glad you liked it!
Thanks, very informative
Glad it was helpful!
Brilliant and informative video ! Thank you so much 👍
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
This is very informative! Plus the vid from the vet too. Thumbs up ☺️💯
Thanks! We are hoping she keeps recovering. She had gotten much better after a couple rounds of antibiotics and the fluid keeps going down, so I'm sure she will make a full recovery
Niceeeee
Thanks! Hope this video was helpful to you.
I bought a new snake, after 2 days I noticed that she had a respiratory infection. I went to the vet and now treating her with antibiotics injections. She is so much better already. I hope she wil eat after the treatment. Only 2 days left to treat her. She really needs to feed because I find her a little to skinny .
Yeah most of the time if you can't treat it yourself a good reptile vet & antibiotics will clear up the infection quickly. I hope she starts eating for you soon. Just give her plenty of space and limit handling and stress until she is eating regularly again
pretty sure you're not supposed to use the scxd version of the f10 as that version also has a detergent in it and I qoute:
"F10®SCXD Veterinary Disinfectant/Cleanser has the same broad spectrum of kill as F10® SC Veterinary Disinfectant but with added detergent to provide a ‘one-step’ product for light duty cleaning and disinfection in routine hygiene applications. It is a soapy liquid with a slight pine fragrance and a green appearance."
It is something I am going to look into for sure. Thankfully dealing with respiratory infections is not something I have to do often and using this method I have seen a lot of improvement so while I don't think using this particular brand has affected them negativity I appreciate the advise and the manner in which you delivered it. We can always refine, grow, learn and tweak our care. We have been looking to make an update to some of our older videos soon as well so this is something we could address there as well. Thanks for watching!
I noticed the pine scent and made sure to grab the F10 SC odorless to prevent issues. Trying this for the first and kind of nervous 😅
Hi thank you for this information you help us the only thing I don’t understand is the injection every day or one day and skipping 2 days I need little help
Hi there! That is correct every 3rd day :)
Would Chlorhexidine also work with the fogger? I don't have any f10 on hand.
Hi and thanks for watching. I personally do not know But I will research this myself as I am curious and let you know. Best be safe to not do this unless you find out for yourself in the meantime that you can. F10 is now available on amazon by the way so it is now something you can get a lot more easily :)
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I just took mine to the vet and got medication to give him
I'm glad to hear you are getting them the help they need!
Nice video... can I breed ball python after heal from respiratory inspection?
Thanks! And good question! I would say that would be a case by case situation. Obviously don't breed them WHILE they have an active infection because it is harder to treat and exposes the snake you're breeding them to. But once it has recovered you need to evaluate the condition of your snake just as you would any time you decide to breed. Was it eating well? If not can it recover if it starts eating? How hard was the illness on the snake? Ect. Also if the snake is a female these questions matter even more because they need better body condition. In the end, if your snake doesn't want to breed it will likely make this decision for you and not cooperate with your plans. But honestly good question!
@@RhynosRoyals many thanks nice input
no popping noises or yawning but sounds more like squeaking. i first noticed that my female BP was squeaking when i was handling her while thawing out her dinner.
i’ve given her the humidifier just in case there was a piece of substrate stuck in her nostril.
i haven’t checked on the squeaking but i’m going to do a deep cleaning of her tank today and will listen for any squeaking noises.
should i be concerned?
It could be what we call wheezing. If it's very loud or consistent it would not be a bad idea to try the humidifier trick & see a reptile yet . For sure keep an eye on her, or more appropriately keep an ear turned towards her. Sometimes they can make that sound but it should be very rare.
Snakes actually dont have lymph nodes, they have lymphatic systems but its different
8:57
My snake is only 4 months she's been among air bubble in her throat and gaping she seems to be improving but I feel awful just because I had over wet her moss in her humidity hide and it molded and didnt notice until she stared acting weird I've done a alot of research and I used a small amount of vicks and hot water (all in different containers) and leave her in there for 10 minutes but I did call the pet store I got her from they told me to lower the humidity and raise the heat I could on do one which is lower the humidity it's hard to read her just cause she is in the stage of shedding but she's always had a lazy personality. But I'm getting all sorts of different info I'm just trying my best to make her feel better :(
We all make mistakes. The important thing is that you learn from them and provide the best care possible :) Always make sure there is some humidity still especially if it is a humid hide only but just check on it and change the substrate often. Boosting your temp on your termostat is also something you will want to do . It should normally be 89 to 90 on the warm side but make it maybe 92 or so for now. Typically you want to actually raise humidity with a these kinds of things however to much humidity can lead to molding which can also cause an respiratory infection.
As for the Vicks treatment it is somewhat similar to what I do in this video and I did research that as well and it looks like it will help as well so keep doing that.
And yes I completely know what it is like getting all sorts of information and often different information which can be very confusing. The important thing is to keep doing your research and look for a pattern with with most people agree or that works for you. I am in the same boat quite often which is why I will be the first to tell you to always keep doing research never just one source even with my videos.
I hope your little one gets well soon! Thanks for taking the time to comment!
Can you explain the proper measurement for the water to F10 for the fogger? I am waiting for my fogger to arrive today.
I typically use 5 ml for my fogger and for the official reptifogger which I think is about 50 ounces or 3 of your typical bottles of water. But it depends on the amount of water you use in your fogger of course. You certainly do not need much of this stuff. Good luck in helping your little ones feel better!
@@RhynosRoyals that’s literally the exact measurements I did, but in half because I got a smaller fogger. She honestly seemed better immediately after. I hadn’t seen her that active with her tongue or moving around that much in a long time. It’s such a relief. I did also finally get baytril from my vet yesterday. I love my girl.
That's good to hear! I think all the fog makes them a little more active as they don't understand what's going on but that is a good thing as they will be breathing in more and hopefully feeling a lot better soon! And good to hear that the vet gave you some treatment for her as well!
@@RhynosRoyals this video is such a huge help! I wish I could share pictures of my girl with you! I’m so so appreciative. In my area there a virtually no vets with ANY reptile knowledge. I’ve had king snakes in the past, who I had to give injections to, and travel over an hour to a vet. Luckily with ball python’s, they are much easier to handle and diagnose. I have another question if you don’t mind me asking.
Of course :) We try to help out as much as we can
I was wondering what the f10 raito was, how often you do the treatment, and how long is each treatment in the box?
I use about 5 ML for about 50 ounces in my fogger. It is very potent so you definitely do not need much!
@RhynosRoyals cool do u know how long you would keep her in the box when your doing a treatment?
Sorry for the late reply RUclips gives no notification on comments once we respond for some reason. But I would say 20 minutes is ok personally.
Does this help lizards such as bearded dragons and green anoles, too? I have a couple of raspatory infections going around, and I want to know if this will help my anoles too.
I looked into it and found people have done it with beardies but I'm not certain on its effectiveness. Little bit of mixed information so more research is probably needed. As for anoles I couldn't fine anything unfortunately.
@@RhynosRoyals Oh, ok then. Thank you for your help, though!
I did the treatment and I can hear my snake coughing and making crackling noises which he doesn’t do, before and after treatments he’s usually is faintly whistling
If you can hear those noises make sure to head to a trusted reptile vet regardless of any at home treatments you may do.
what is the ratio of F10 and the water? And do you do it daily? For how long?
I use about 5 ml for my fogger and for the official reptifogger which is 50 ounces or 3 bottles of water. It does depend on the amount of water you use in your fogger however. It is very potent so you do not need much of it.
I guess it would depend on the condition of the snake. But in worse condition everyday for 10 to 20 minutes is fine. If they are getting better maybe every other day once you see improvement and eventually fazing it down and stopping. However if you see no improvement or worse if it worsens, go to the vet for treatment.
@RhynosRoyals thank you. I do not have any snake with a uri right now. But I did have one that was on a few different antibiotics (baytril was one and some other kind.) I was doing injections under the scale and nebulizer treatments with some medication in the nebulizer. But I was doing that for months and nothing improved. I will try this if it ever happens again. Thank you again
my snake had an ri and i got him a shot from the vet and he got better but now i hear him squeaking and one of his nostrils are black and i’m not sure why he has it back because i cleaned the entire cage before putting him back in and i don’t know if bark/small tree branches gets bacteria if sprayed with water and maybe that’s a cause i don’t know if i should switch to just plastic hides, i have mulch as well in the cage maybe i can try to switch it to something else? i’m not sure how to fix this, any tips?
I'm sorry to hear that your snake is having issues. I would return to the vet but make sure they are reptiles vets. Unfortunately there would have been more than 1 shot I think to treat them. If a full round of antibiotics are not administered the sickness typically returns. For now I would recommend keeping the enclosure very clean and not overly wet. If you can do the treat we show in this video with F10 I would recommend it as well. Possibly even switching to paper towel for now.
What is the f10 ratio and how long is the treatment times? How many times do you want to do it?
Where can I get some F10? They don’t ship in the US
And reptile basics doesn’t carry
Hi and thanks for watching. If Reptile Basics is out you can actually get some off Amazon right now with 1 to 2 day shipping I saw.
Do you fog it once a day?
Yes once a day. But remember while this helps with respiratory infections, I encourage everyone to make sure to get them into a reptile vet if you can to get antibiotics as well.
Make sure to research and ask the vet questions as some vets will say they are for all pets but even if they say they treat exotic pets I find some vets really mean exotic mammals. Throwing money at a vet that doesn't know reptiles doesn't do the snake or your wallet any favors. I am blessed in that my local vet is an excellent reptile vet as well.
My baby boy has been making popping noises and he has bubbles in his mouth. Literally having a panic attack so I hope this can be helpful. Those are the only symptoms so far but I don’t want to take any chances.
I know it can be difficult and it is very easy for me to say behind a keyboard but try not to panic. But yes you will want to take actions. The popping noises are the most concerning in my opinion. If you do not have a reptile vet I would begin the process of seeking one now and have them looked over as well but yes take these steps and if you have other reptiles make sure to disinfect your hands and anything you used to interact with them before moving on to another animal. I hope your little one feels better soon :)
@@RhynosRoyals thanks he’s an only child of mine so I won’t have to worry about that! He’s stopped popping thankfully, but I think I’m still gonna try to get him in for a wellness checkup just to be safe. Even if it did pass on its own I’d much rather be safe than sorry!
Agreed :) I'm glad to hear the poping has stopped
Did she recover ?
Yes she laid a clutch for me that year since she was already pregnant and she laid again this year. In fact her eggs are due next week :)
@@RhynosRoyals awesome man love to hear it
How hard are you holding your snake in order to open its mouth cause mine almost ripped my arm off cause I wasn’t holding it tight enough but I also don’t wanna hurt it
But she is sneezing and opening her mouth quite frequently so it worries me
It can definitely help if you get a second person to support their back end especially with an adult. But make sure they are not extended out other wise they will be able to use their powerful bodies to pull back. Wait until they "stop" resisting or at least settle down a little and work into the mouth from the side. If you snake is sneezing and opening its mouth to breath it is definitely time to head to a vet if you have not done so yet.
Nido test that snake.
We did and she is all good! Since this video she very quickly made a full recovery.