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RI question
- Thread starter Mr. D
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hhmoore
tired & cranky shadow
Exposure doesn't guarantee transmission.
I understand. I had one of my snakes in a bag it took it over to a friends house my snake was taken out and his snake wias them in the bag for 4 hours. Its been 4 days and now his snake is showing signs of ourselves infection. unfortunately I didn't realize my snake was sick and now just wondering how fast a RI is able to spread. The two snakes never even had physical contact.
hhmoore
tired & cranky shadow
No physical contact is necessary to spread illness...and symptoms don't necessarily mean infection.
Is your snake sick now? If not, why are you making the leap to think your friend's snake got its apparent illness from yours?
Is your snake sick now? If not, why are you making the leap to think your friend's snake got its apparent illness from yours?
because he's claiming that ihis snake is now showing signs of Ri and im wondering if I am to blame? my state does have mucus in the back of the throat and a little bit of bubbles but is still eating and has good tongue flicker.
hhmoore
tired & cranky shadow
I don't know your experience level, so don't take offense to this basic info:
Step 1 for respiratory symptoms, quite simply, is to check for (and correct) any husbandry issues - in other words, clean the cage, and make sure temperature and humidity are right. (That doesn't mean assume they are okay because you haven't changed anything.) Most people would recommend raising temps a little, and I don't disagree. You'll probably find 2 different answers on humidity, with most saying to decrease it - that I do disagree with...at least as a generic response. If the humidity was already low (which is very often the case), I believe it should be brought up to normal levels. Too dry conditions can cause all the symptoms of RI. If the humidity was normal (or high), then it depends on the symptoms.
Was your snake showing these symptoms before the bag episode? If it was already bubbling, clicking, or wheezing, then you're probably to blame. If not, which one developed the symptoms first? Such infections can be transmitted before the carrier is symptomatic; and the first to show signs is generally where it started.
Step 1 for respiratory symptoms, quite simply, is to check for (and correct) any husbandry issues - in other words, clean the cage, and make sure temperature and humidity are right. (That doesn't mean assume they are okay because you haven't changed anything.) Most people would recommend raising temps a little, and I don't disagree. You'll probably find 2 different answers on humidity, with most saying to decrease it - that I do disagree with...at least as a generic response. If the humidity was already low (which is very often the case), I believe it should be brought up to normal levels. Too dry conditions can cause all the symptoms of RI. If the humidity was normal (or high), then it depends on the symptoms.
Was your snake showing these symptoms before the bag episode? If it was already bubbling, clicking, or wheezing, then you're probably to blame. If not, which one developed the symptoms first? Such infections can be transmitted before the carrier is symptomatic; and the first to show signs is generally where it started.