MY BOA NEEDS HELP!!!

[ameivafan123]

Hey guys. I bought a boa about 4 days ago and about a day ago I noticed that he was opening his mouth to breath. and I am 100% sure that he has respiratory infection. I DO NOT have a herp vet where I live. If you guys know about home remedies for treating the infection please let me know!! I do not want him to die!!!!

 

[bfb345]

warmth im dealing with the same thing right now with my bp

 

[TeguBuzz]

Current temps and humidity?

I'd recommend bumping temps to 95 degrees for 2 days. It has worked for me in the past - but I don't want to say it's a sure fire cure.

 

[ameivafan123]

well I have a 100w heat bulb thats about 23 inches off the floor of the cage in the hot side. temp in the hot side is about 95 to 97F. Humidity is about 40 to 60%. and the cool side 80 to 85F. Im thinking of switching to an 75 W bulb on the hot side because the temp is a little to hot, or is it ok to be that hot?

 

[frost]

i treated this a while ago, what i did was i took two storage bins, one big one, one small enough to fit inside the big one with space left over to set a small bowl or something in. what you do it boil water and pour it into the small container and mix in a spoonfull of vics vaporub and a few drops of eucalyptis oil.you put your animal in the small storage bin with hole and sit it in the bigger one. make sure there are breathing holes in that one. the bigger one should not have holes in it. you then set the bowl in the bin next to the bin with your snake and close the bin and wait around 20 min, open the bin up and check on the snake and close it for another 10 min and that should clear it right up. Pm me if you have any questions. =]

 

[Tannaros]

Pm me if you have any questions. =]

http://bamboozoo.weebly.com/snake--respiratory-remedy.html

 

[ameivafan123]

Pm me if you have any questions. =]

http://bamboozoo.weebly.com/snake--respiratory-remedy.html

Thanks man. I'm pretty sure he's in the early stages or not so bad stages of the infection. I will post some pics when he gets better