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humidity and bp with a cold?

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my 8 month old bp has been making wierd noises..........wait.......don't say it......*he does not have a resp infection* is what my pet store place snake guy said. he said he has a cold. have you guys ever herd of a bp having a cold? if you guys say that bp's can'y get colds i will spend allmost all of my money on a visit to the vet.(so i'm trusting you!)


also, one more question how can your bring the humidity up? i need a very very very non-costly way!!!
 
bp's can get respiratory infections. best bet is take him to a vet and get some meds to get it taken care of before he really gets sick.
 
A "cold" IS an upper respiratory infection. You not only need to consult with a qualified reptile veterinarian, but s/he will advise husbandry adjustments to employ during treatment and recovery. You need a multipronged approach.

There are many different methods for adding humidity. If you can provide more information it will be easier to advise you.

For instance, how old and how big is the snake?
What size cage are you keeping it in?
What type of cage; ie. what is it made of and how is it constructed?
And why are you concerned about the humidity, have there been other problems?
 
Aside from the ATB your vet will prescribe he will aslo suggest you to increase the temperature of the enclosure. This boosts the immune system of the animal.
 
Not meaning to cast aspersions at your local shops (or the petstore place snake guy); as a general rule, a pet shop is the last place I would go for advice about a reptile. For him to say "It is not a respiratory infection", then tell you it is just a cold, is ridiculous. Just out of curiosity, did he even see the snake before making that judgement? Certainly, one could make arguments for or against a cold and RI being the same thing, but I am inclined to go with not...or at least to say that the difference depends on how much it has progressed. A cold, as with the colds we suffer, implies a relatively benign process that will run its course/resolve itself aided only with symptomatic care (temperature and humidity). Respiratory infection may be more involved (viral/bacterial involvement), and require medication to resolve. Left to itself, a "cold" can easily progress to a respiratory infection. **The way I have explained this, including the some of the terms used, is not specifically accurate...rather an attempt to illustrate my thought in a way that should be easily understood.

And Dan, you get me everytime you do that...I see ATB in your post, and automatically think Amazon Tree Boa, lol. I work in healthcare, and therefore associate "ABX" with antibiotics.
 
Time2die is my brother.

His snake is prolly 12 inches long, 8 months old. He keeps it in a 10gallon glass tank with a wired top.

He uses a small wooden house for her, and uses fir wood chips, i think that's what its called. He has a wooden water bowl too.

The humidity reads around 50 at night in it, but during the day with the heat light on it reads around 30....

ANy ideas?
 
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The humidity reads around 50 at night in it, but during the day with the heat light on it reads around 30....
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30? Holy hell. Okay, yeah, you're probably going to need to ditch the heat light and set up an under-tank heating pad. Keep a towel over most of the tank's screen lid, maybe move the water bowl closer to the heating pad. Or if you need it up in a hurry, a thick fold of paper towels (about a 4-inch square) soaked (but not dripping) in water, take that and set it on top of the screen and put a regular towel over that. Humidity should skyrocket.

Aspen bedding is really good at preserving humidity too, you could switch to that.
 
Easy now...if the snake is sick, a big increase in humidity could do more harm than good. Take a look at the nares (nostrils). Sometimes too dry conditions will leave them occluded* (a snake can't pick it's nose...somebody's idea of a cruel joke). If that is the case, increase the humidity a bit at a time (you don't want to go from 30% to 80% all at once). There has, as yet, been no mention of the temperatures in the tank. This needs to be checked. It really isn't prudent to recommend any sort of temp change without understanding what the problem is (except to state that they should be in the correct range for this species). A 10 gallon tank can get pretty hot under a heat light - could be just a matter of hot, dry conditions...or, depending on how low the temps drop at night, it could be symptoms of illness.

*note - a "cold" or resp infection can also leave the nares plugged
 
It's set at 80-85 on the heated side, at night its around 70-75.

My ball python gem, is in a 20 gallon. she's around 32 inches long, and her humidity is doing basically the same thing. 30 during the day and around 55 during the night. I've been spraying some water in there before i go off to school in the mornings and such. If it's aspen we need then i shall buy some for both of our tanks. I have the temperature set alost perfectly in my tank now, but humidity is a problem for now.

She's got a big water bowl in the 20 gallon, she fits in it easilly.

HHmore, i just took the little guy out and it doesn't look like his nares are plugged up. He hasn't really made the noise for a few days now, i'm guessing he's fine.

Gem's about to shed though, and i'm worried becuase of the humidity level. Her eyes are almost completely blue and it looks like she's darkening. I"m worried that she isn't going to shed properly because of the damn humidity.

I need help fast i guess. It could be any day that she sheds.
 
In the meantime, and before you change your heating source, you can set-up a "moisture chamber" pretty easily using any plastic container that has a lid (rubbermaid or large food storage containers work well). Open a hole in the lid wide enough to let the python go in. Any plastic container of a size which will fit the python comfortably in will do, it doesn't need to big. Fill it with soaked bedding and place it in relative proximity to the heat source. This will allow the animal to go in and out as needed.

Regards.
 
I was just about to suggest the humid hide...another option is using mulch (cypress, pine bark, orchid bark) for substrate. If your snake's eyes are still blue, it will be a few days before it sheds...once they clear, you can soak it in a small container of (shallow) tepid water. That will help overcome the dryness. Also, covering part of the open top with plastic or glass will help increase the humidity. Watch the temps if you do that, they may go up a bit
 
It's set at 80-85 on the heated side, at night its around 70-75.
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Just curious, when you say "it's set at 80-85", you mean you have your heat souce hooked up to a thermostat, and that's what you have your thermostat set at? If so, and you haven't checked the temps manually with a reliable temp gauge, your temp could be way off from that....
 
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