Iclusion Body Disease.

[snakeguy101]

Terribly sorry about your loss, but its not IBD. IBD "stargazing" is normally traced by breeders at the snakes birth. Seeing that she had a thick black fluid coming out of her, If she was blowign snot bubbles, had labored breathing and whezed when she breathed she very well could have had a massive respiratory infection, which was (if caught early) reversable with Batril.

there is no way it was a repiratory infection. No labored breathing or mucous. I generally know what signs to look for with a medical problem but this time, I am clueless because there were no symptoms.

 

[A. gigas]

that sucks man. as far as what it was, i have no idea.

 

[EricIvins]

Terribly sorry about your loss, but its not IBD. IBD "stargazing" is normally traced by breeders at the snakes birth. Seeing that she had a thick black fluid coming out of her, If she was blowign snot bubbles, had labored breathing and whezed when she breathed she very well could have had a massive respiratory infection, which was (if caught early) reversable with Batril.

Stargazing is caused by a myriad of different things, and it doesn't start from "Birth"

And Baytril now-a-days works about as well as a bag of Saline for URI's......

there is no way it was a repiratory infection. No labored breathing or mucous. I generally know what signs to look for with a medical problem but this time, I am clueless because there were no symptoms.

Ever heard of a Lower Respiratory Infection? Even with some URI's, you may not get symptoms before death........

 

[Sylvias]

Baytril is useful....just not for reptiles... does more harm than good... especially when vets want to prescribe it for every thing under the sun -_-

 

[A. gigas]

i like the name by the way. if i get my own (we're going to austin soon, theres a shop there that has some stunning babies for $90 each) i might name it after her.