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?

[ConcinusMan]

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?

I know, it's not easy. You can try watering it down so it will go through a needle, then inject into a pinky. But if he won't eat it..

Maybe I'm not the right guy to ask because to me it sounds like you should save yourself the trouble and say goodbye.

And BTW, the 0.4 mL was for a very large garter around 4 feet.. dose for a garter is usually much smaller.

[Brittany26]

I know, it's not easy. You can try watering it down so it will go through a needle, then inject into a pinky. But if he won't eat it..

Maybe I'm not the right guy to ask because to me it sounds like you should save yourself the trouble and say goodbye.

And BTW, the 0.4 mL was for a very large garter around 4 feet.. dose for a garter is usually much smaller.

Haha don't worry he will eat it. He can smell frozen pinkys through a sealed freezer bag and will bite the next thing that moves. I will start saving up money to take him to the vets again but my parents are pretty stubborn so I don't know how that will turn out. But if it didn't work last time how will it work this time. Also I used a .04 ml dosage, not .4 ml.