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by puffadder7 on November 7, 2008
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i have an egyptian cobra that has sand in her nostrils and weazes every time she breaths, is there any way i could flush this out,arin
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by Cro on November 7, 2008
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Arin, that is a difficult problem. I assume that you can see the sand granules in the nose ?
There is a chance that a stream of water from a squeeae bottle might flush them out, however, there is also a chance that it would cause the sand to go further into the nasal cavity.
Soaking the snake might also help, and would possibly lubricate the nasal passages some, and allow the air from exhilation to force the sand out.
Another option would be to thake the snake to a vet.
Perhaps some of the Veternary folks here will be able to offer more ideas.
Best Regards John Z
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by puffadder7 on November 7, 2008
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i have tried soaking her too i think the sand is pretty far in there, i tried the get her to puff to get it out, i think a vet is a good idea,arin
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by Cro on November 7, 2008
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Arin, I just got a totally off the wall idea about this, and am not sure it would work at all, but, I just remembered what happens if a human gets hot pepper ( capsaicin ) in their nose and eyes.
It usually causes a heavy flow of mucus from the nose, and the eyes start to water and burn.
I am wondering if you took some hot sauce, and diluted it with water, and put it into a squirt bottle, and squirted some directly into the nostril from a safe distance, if that would cause the nose to "run" and perhaps flush out the sand ?
You could try a bit of the hot sauce mix on yourself first, to make sure it was not too strong, but still strong enough to cause a runny nose and watery eyes. Maybee dab it into your nose with a Q tip ?
Because of the eye covering on snakes, the eyes should be protected from being burned by the hot sauce.
But the inside of the snakes nostrils should be lined with moist, sensitive tissues that might "self flush" with mucus if an irritating substance was introduced.
Use this idea with caution, if you decide to try it. For all I know, it might kill the snake, however, that is probably not very likely. It might not accomplish anything, but, on the other hand, it might solve the problem ?
It is something that I think I would try if the snake were mine, before I payed a vet. But, a vet is the surest, and safest way to handle the problem.
Good Luck !
Best Regards John Z
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by 23bms on November 7, 2008
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Are you SURE it's sand? This is an animal acclimated by thousands of years of evolution to a dry to desert environment. My first guess would be respiratory or nasal infection, not a foreign object.
jrb
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by Cro on November 7, 2008
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What JRB said is something that I thought of also, and also very important.
Was the sand visible inside of the nostril ?
If so, here is another off the wall idea. Take a vaccume cleaner, and find a long hollow rigid tube of some sort. Hopefully something three or four feet long, and about a quarter inch in diameter. The long plastic rods that are used on vynyl blinds to crank them open and closed are usually hollow, and have a cap on each end. Also, an aluminum or graphite arrow shaft might work, or perhaps a piece of metal brake line tubing. Place that tube into the vaccume cleaner nozzle, and tape all around it with electric tape to seal the tube into the nozzle. Then use the "extension" from a safe distance, and use a shield of some sort, and place the end of the vaccume tube against the nostril with the sand grains in it. Hopefully, the vaccume will pull the sand grains out.
Best Regards John Z
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by puffadder7 on November 7, 2008
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im sure its sand, she was rubbing in the sand tyring to get her shed off she was not using the rock i gave her and got sand in her nose, somtimes i will pull out the hard sand in her nostril but there is still more in there,arin
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by Cro on November 7, 2008
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Arin, if there were an infection in the nasal cavity, say caused by abrasion from the sand, and not a respiratory infection in the lungs, then you might use the same type of spray bottle, and put some hydrogen peroxide in it, and squirt it into the nose of the snake.
That should help kill the infection and flush out any pus or mucus, and would give you a safe working distance from the snake, and you could give the snake a few squirts every day, until it healed up.
If it were to get worse, then taking the snake to a vet, or perhaps a zoo, would be a very good idea.
Hope this helps.
Best Regards John Z
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