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by CottonmouthKyle on February 13, 2007
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I've just recently noticed that my Texas rat snake has been sneezing. Also, his mouth is slightly opened all the time. His nose looks to be swelled a little, but I believe thats from rubbing his nose on the screen lid on it's cage. Does anyone know what may be wrong?
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by agkistrodude on February 13, 2007
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Sounds to me like an upper respiratory infection. Sometimes raising the temp and humidity helps, but it may need antibiotics. Marty
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by Crotalusssp on February 14, 2007
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I agree this does sound like upper respriratory infection. Raise the ambient temperature, reduce any handling down to a minimum to reduce stress, and change the water and substrate often to reduce the chances of reinfection. This may eventually need to be treated with antibiotics, but may be avoided by the following the suggestions I listed.
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by CFoley on February 14, 2007
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I agree with the previous two posts....however, I always have the best luck decreasing the humidity...
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by ichabod on February 14, 2007
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Hey deffinetly dropping the humidity will work, but dont raise the temps too high. Maybe 90-95 hot side and 85 on the low. Dont raise temps for too long, if in a week he does not seem to get better get him to a vet and he will give him an injection more than likley Batril, I dont like the stuff. But it really seems to help. Hope I can help a little, and I hope your snake gets better. Is there alot of mucus around the nose?
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by Cro on February 14, 2007
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Kyle, it does sound like your ratsnake has an respirotory infection, and the advise you have been given is a good starting place to help the snake recover.
However, we should also ask what kind of conditions / temperatures you were keeping the snake at when it became sick? The reason I ask this is that you are probably keeping other animals. And the conditions that lead to this animal becoming sick could also have an effect on the other animals you are keeping.
I had a young friend in Fargo years ago who really wanted a boa constrictor for a pet. Well, I found one for him. But, he kept it outside, and for 3/4 of the year, that worked fine for a tropical animal in S. Georgia. However, in the winter, he still kept it outside in a shed with a light bulb for heat. And it got too cold, and caught a respirotory infection and finally died of pnemonia. I am wondering if you are keeping your animals in a similar situation? If you are, it could be leading to health problems with them like you are having with the Texas Ratsnake.
Can you let us know how the snake was being kept?
Best Regards JohnZ
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by Cro on February 16, 2007
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Kyle, it is quite possible that the bedroom that stays warm might still be a bit on the cold side for some snakes. You might want to use a thermometer and check the temperatures in the cages and compare that with the air temperatures. It is very possible you need to be using some stick on heat pads on the aquariums, or a heat rock in the cage, or perhaps a basking lamp above the cages.
Best Regards JohnZ
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