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Offline toytsi

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i think my ball has respitaratory infection and there is no vets in my town!!!!!
« on: October 09, 2010, 04:05:13 PM »
what can i do to cure her??we don't have pets for reptiles in my town..I'm keeping her temperature high and the humidity as lower as the environment allows me..by she don't seem to get better..what else can i do?please help me!!!
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Re: i think my ball has respitaratory infection and there is no vets in my town!!!!!
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2010, 05:56:44 PM »
details details details.... what is her setup like? if you have a glass tank with wood chips and a heat light, and all kinds of stuff to climb on you're going to have trouble with this.
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Re: i think my ball has respitaratory infection and there is no vets in my town!!!!!
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2010, 06:20:17 PM »
well,i have a glass tank with newspaper and the heat is with a "cable" at the floor.and yes i have some stuff for her to climb..
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Re: i think my ball has respitaratory infection and there is no vets in my town!!!!!
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2010, 06:22:33 PM »
oh!and the heat is only in the half side of the tank and her water is in the cold side,same the cage..
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Re: i think my ball has respitaratory infection and there is no vets in my town!!!!!
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2010, 06:41:38 PM »
what are her symptoms?  can you hear fluid in her lungs, dose she wheeze when you pick her up? or is there foam or saliva coming out of her mouth?
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Re: i think my ball has respitaratory infection and there is no vets in my town!!!!!
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2010, 06:46:54 PM »
i can't hear anything and i haven't picked her up cause i don't want to stress her.her mouth is clear but she is opening it very often..
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Re: i think my ball has respitaratory infection and there is no vets in my town!!!!!
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2010, 06:53:32 PM »
so she is sitting with her head straight up and mouth open for long periods of time?
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Re: i think my ball has respitaratory infection and there is no vets in my town!!!!!
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2010, 07:02:19 PM »
yes!and she lost some weight.but she do its more often at nights when the temperature is at 75-80 degrees
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Re: i think my ball has respitaratory infection and there is no vets in my town!!!!!
« Reply #8 on: October 10, 2010, 12:49:05 PM »
I would get her into a 28qt or 41qt Sterilite bin from  walmart so you can manage the temps and humidity better.
I raise my temps so that cool end is at least 85. This seems to works great here when I notice a RI in the early stages
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Re: i think my ball has respitaratory infection and there is no vets in my town!!!!!
« Reply #9 on: October 10, 2010, 02:08:50 PM »
Quote from: smtreptiles on October 10, 2010, 12:49:05 PM
I would get her into a 28qt or 41qt Sterilite bin from  walmart so you can manage the temps and humidity better.
I raise my temps so that cool end is at least 85. This seems to works great here when I notice a RI in the early stages

X2, This is good advice.  Just a tub, and some heat tape or an under tank heater with a thermostat or a good temp gun and a dimmer switch. drill some holes in the sides for ventilation. the more ventilation, the drier it will be, the less ventilation, the higher the humidity. use newspaper so it's easier to keep clean and dry, and the belly heat can work directly.
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