Strange boa

Fyre · #1 (**permalink**) 12-23-2002, 07:10 PM

sup all, its been a long time since ive been active here.anyways heres the deal.over the summer i got a new rtb. she got an ri so i brought her to the vet. he aggreed that it was an ri ,so he gave me baytril for her. i followed the instructions to a t. now almost 6 months later she still wheezes and and stuff. but the vet says her ri is gone?! i think i need a new vet but he says some snakes actually do this.... other than the wheezing she is very strong and very active. to me this sounds kinda funny? any help with this would be greatly appreciated. thanks
if any one can help i know its you guys.
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telefrag · #2 (**permalink**) 12-23-2002, 07:32 PM

how loud is the wheezing?
Some snakes do have loud breathing, but it is normally the result of some type of blockage, or even tissue damage that could of occured at one point in its life.

If there is no discharge, or mucous then you are probably ok.
But getting a second opinion would not be a bad idea.

Also, what type of temps (cool/hot) are you keeping the snake, you may need to bump up the temp on its basking spot by a few degrees.
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talon · #3 (**permalink**) 12-23-2002, 09:54 PM

one of my big boas 8' breaths rather loud. makes me paranoid though. no bubbles, no mucous no nothing just breths load once in a while. like when we take a deep breath. get it checked out if you have any doubts though.
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morti · #4 (**permalink**) 12-23-2002, 11:26 PM

This is a listing of Bona Fide herp vets in the state of New York. Nock yourself out. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]

http://www.anapsid.org/vets/newyork.html

Good luck!
-Your Bona Fide Uncle Morti.
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Fyre · #5 (**permalink**) 12-23-2002, 11:51 PM

Dr.Hartman is the vet i take my herps to. also its around 95 in the basking zone,82 in the cool zone. she usually chills out right in the middle unless she ate then she stays in the basking zone.
other than that no other signs of an RI. just the breathing. also no open mouth breathing. it sounds like she is hissing when she does it.but its not a constant thing. feeding response is better than most snakes i have owned. so if others have snakes that do this. im not going to worry. she just breathes loud. i'll try to get some really good pics up here soon. thanks fer all the help.
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morti · #6 (**permalink**) 12-24-2002, 12:15 AM

Snazzy. If your vet is on that list, then there is a good chance that they have some idea of what they are talking about.

I think it is probably just your snake breathing heavily, but you never know. I also think your temps may be just a tad too high. You might read This Caresheet for my ideal habitat for boas.

Good luck!
-Morti
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Dragonfly · #7 (**permalink**) 12-24-2002, 06:51 AM

I had a RTB that had a severe Ri and put it on the Baytrol. After 2 weeks the mucous and dificulty breathing went aywn, but he still breaths very loudly. As a matter of fact all 3 of my RTB's breath very loudly.
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#8 (**permalink**) 12-24-2002, 08:42 AM

I had a childrens/spotted python that used to breathe quite loudly. AND That one had an RI about a year prior before I even got her, yet never had RI while I had her here. Vet actually called it asthma that the snake most likely had [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img]
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Fyre · #9 (**permalink**) 12-24-2002, 04:19 PM

okie dokie. i will lower the temps a bit then mort. and thanks for all the help.
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