Guys,
Just got back from a 5 day business trip and after greeting my wife and daughter, went down to my basement to clean my 3 vivariums, clean and fill water bowls, dispurse a bunch of Pinkies and check over my Red Spots, Easterns, Butlers, Pugets and my 2 Similis's.
I generally try and look over each of my growing collection of Garter's every few days to kind of watch for any type of developing health issues (with my very limited knowledge base....)
After looking over my Garter's tonite, I sadly detected my one male Puget and my female (alway biting) Similis (from the same clutch as your Similis, Shannon, which I bought from Scott as well)
Anyway, noticed both Garter's are displaying the same bubbly-sounding breathing respitory infection that my female Butler, Samantha, died from, despite my efforts in injecting her with antibiotics, with a syringe, every 3 days......
Has anyone had their garter's develop this similar respitory infection and been able to get their Garter's to recover from it?
Based on my previous experience with my Butler, Samantha and a couple hunder dollars in herp vet bills/antibiotics, I just don't have any confidence in being able to cure both of them of their possible respitory infections? I watched (too long) Samantha die from this similar infection and do not want to see this happen again............!
Can anyone tell me how they contract these respitory infections?
I keep my Viv's clean and DRY! I use Care Fresh substrate. Temps at 80 -82 degrees - (72 on cool end where their water bowl is located) What am I doing wrong?
Is this infection contagous?
Any advice would be welcomed, Shannon, Wayne?
I am so damn frustrated this is happening again &^%$#@!
Jack