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Old 11-27-2007, 07:04 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: i need to find URI medicene for my ball python

Hey Brandon,

Like James said, heat is your first resort. Unfortunately, we can't buy the antibiotics of choice to treat respiratory infections over the counter in the U.S. A vet will have to determine if it's gram positive or gram negative bacteria before prescribing the right antibiotic. I wish there was a better way, but I'm not aware of one (if heat doesn't work). Again, and like James mentioned, you need to thoroughly clean your enclosures with a 10% bleach solution in order to kill any bacteria that may be hanging out. Also, be sure to quarantine each of your snakes from one another. It's your best line of defense for any snakes that aren't already sick. Finally, be sure to consult the ball python experts at kingsnake.com (Kingsnake.com - Herpforum* > Snake Forums > Pythons: Ball). You might also want to call the folks that took your albino and tell them what's happening to your ball. It'd be a shame if the new python infected their other ones. Hopefully, they've quarantined it.

Rick
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