Should I brumate my snake or not?

[Brittany26]

Injection isn't necessary and can cause problems even in the largest of snakes. Oral works just fine. Oral Baytril suspension(0.4 mL daily) saved Big Bertha's life. (nearly 4ft concinnus)

However, there's no way I could afford it either. The vet bill or the meds. An "angel" stepped forward with the meds and Big Bertha is alive and well more than a year after a significant upper RI. All it took was oral antibiotics. No injections.

All my tilapia comes from grocery stores. The "fresh" unfrozen kind is just tilapia. If its frozen in a package, use caution and make sure the ingredients just say "tilapia fillet, water". No additives "to retain moisture". Any additives are likely to cause renal failure in reptiles.

Thanks that was helpful. I just don't get it though. The vet prescribed 0.04 ml of baytril to give once a day, over a span of 2 weeks. It did nothing to help my snake that I could see. I also had a lot of trouble suspending the meds in his mouth. I always got some in but sometimes I felt like a little bit came out of the sides of his mouth. I also made him bleed once from opening his mouth which scared me. I feel like it gave him too much stress. If I were to give him more baytril, would it be alright to cover his pinky in it?