Wheezing

[shell477]

Hey guys

My coastal is wheezing, so I'm assuming Respiratory infection?
I dont know of any herp vets where I live, I am going to find out but is there anything i should do in the meantime?

His waterbowl is at the opposite end to the heat mat and there is no condensation. Not sure why he has developed it or how long he has had it.

I have been treating him for mites, and a week or two ago he was dragging through his water and steaming up the tub lots, im guessing because of the mites, but the condensation was pretty high in there when he did that.

so, what do i do??

thanks in advance

Shell

 

[Nighthawk]

When my children's had an RI a while ago I removed him completely from his tank and placed him in a tub, paper substrate, small untippable water dish and heatmat under half the tub itself. Kept his warm end up, checked for condensation twice a day, etc. I found it much more manageable than his tank itself, plus the sides of the tub itself were opaque so it kept him quiet and relaxed. Once his treatment was over I thoroughly disinfected his entire environment, allowed 24 hours to completely dry, then popped him back in. I don't know if this will help, but I hope it does.
Check for other symptoms too; puffing out his throat like a frog when breathing, bubbling at the mouth and tongue forks stuck together.

 

[shell477]

thanks nighthawk, i have a friend coming to have a look at him tomorrow, said it might not even be RI. he is a tub already not a tank.
i will check him for those other symptoms though

 

[Pythoninfinite]

It may only be that the snake is coming up for a shed, they sometimes become a bit wheezy when their nostrils become congested as the old layer is separating. As mentioned above, the bifurcated tongue tips sticking together is a good indicator of RI. Even if it is mild RI, simply raising the warm end temps by about 2-3C may help clear it without the need for antibiotics or any other intervention.

Jamie

 

[TigerCoastal]

It may only be that the snake is coming up for a shed, they sometimes become a bit wheezy when their nostrils become congested as the old layer is separating.

I never realised this until i got my new jungle, had him for about 2-3 weeks and he was eating like a champ, then one day i went to fill his water bowl and he had a REALLY bad wheeze, i hadnt seen the usual signs of a slough (blue eyes, dull scales), but he had been hiding alot. I couldnt get an appointment at the vets until the following week, so i bumped up the temps a few degrees and only offered water for a few hours every second night. The night before the vets appointment he shed, and instantly the wheeze was gone, and on inspecting the head section of the slough i noticed that the there was retained scales from his last slough that had formed "plugs" in the nostrils when the skin had separated.
If you think that it is an RI remove the water bowl every second night to give the enclosure a good chance to dry out, as even at the cool end it can still create humidity.

 

[Just_Plain_Nuts]

My diamond always used to make a wheezing noise, it turned out she was just exhalling harder and it was nothing to worry about.