I think one of our corns may be developing an RI. If so, I'm pretty sure we caught it early.
Right now, she occasionally makes a wheezy sound when breathing that could almost just be a quiet hiss. But this snake is a real sweetie, so I'm pretty sure it isn't a hiss. There have also been a couple times when I could have sworn she sneezed. Do snakes sneeze?
I think this most likely started about a week ago when she spilled her water. When I found it, the sides of her tub had some condensation on them, so I know it was quite humid in there. I did not hear any odd breathing then.
A few days later my daughter heard the first sneeze sound, but only one. And then a day or two after that the snake shed, so I thought it might be related to that. But over the past couple of days I've heard a couple more sneezes and I've started occasionally hearing the wheezy sound. Like maybe once every 5 minutes, and the sneezes are less often than that.
She is not yawning a lot or leaving her mouth hanging open, is not tilting her head/neck up any more than just usual exploring stuff, and I can't see any mucus or bubbles, but I haven't been able to get a good look in her mouth. Hoping my husband will be able to help me with that later.
I've already bumped her temps up a couple degrees. What temp is recommended for corns with possible RI?
Other than watching closely, what else can I do? I will take her to the vet if needed, that is not in question, but obviously I'd like to avoid that expense if possible.
I've heard of a DIY home treatment using a nebulizer and F10, either in conjuction with other treatments or by itself for mild RIs, and it seems that at least so far this one is mild. Does anyone have any experience with that? Does it work?
Right now, she occasionally makes a wheezy sound when breathing that could almost just be a quiet hiss. But this snake is a real sweetie, so I'm pretty sure it isn't a hiss. There have also been a couple times when I could have sworn she sneezed. Do snakes sneeze?
I think this most likely started about a week ago when she spilled her water. When I found it, the sides of her tub had some condensation on them, so I know it was quite humid in there. I did not hear any odd breathing then.
A few days later my daughter heard the first sneeze sound, but only one. And then a day or two after that the snake shed, so I thought it might be related to that. But over the past couple of days I've heard a couple more sneezes and I've started occasionally hearing the wheezy sound. Like maybe once every 5 minutes, and the sneezes are less often than that.
She is not yawning a lot or leaving her mouth hanging open, is not tilting her head/neck up any more than just usual exploring stuff, and I can't see any mucus or bubbles, but I haven't been able to get a good look in her mouth. Hoping my husband will be able to help me with that later.
I've already bumped her temps up a couple degrees. What temp is recommended for corns with possible RI?
Other than watching closely, what else can I do? I will take her to the vet if needed, that is not in question, but obviously I'd like to avoid that expense if possible.
I've heard of a DIY home treatment using a nebulizer and F10, either in conjuction with other treatments or by itself for mild RIs, and it seems that at least so far this one is mild. Does anyone have any experience with that? Does it work?