Prevention and treatment of mildew spot and stomatitis in snakes

1. Mildew spot

Etiology of ⑴. The disease is caused by mold, mainly because the snake nest is too wet or unsanitary, especially large snake species such as Agkistrodon halys and Agkistrodon acutus in the plum rain season.

⑵ symptoms. There are massive or punctate black mildew spots on the abdominal scales of the snake body, which lose luster. In severe cases, the abdominal scales fall off, the abdominal muscles are exposed, and some even extend to the back to the whole body, and finally the whole body is moldy and die within a few days.

⑶ prevention. Keep the snake nest dry, clean and ventilate the snake nest. If it is wet, use lime to clean and absorb moisture or wrap the lime paper into the side of the snake nest and replace it regularly. Diseased snakes were found to be isolated and treated, and the infected snakes were raised alone.

⑷ treatment. Apply 2% iodine tincture to the affected area once or twice a day for 7 days.

two。 Stomatitis

Etiology of ⑴. Snake stomatitis is one of the common diseases of many snakes, such as Agkistrodon acutus, Bungarus bungarus, cobra and so on. Snakes are physically weak after hibernation, and the snake nest is moist or the environment is unsanitary. It is easier for some bacteria to invade the cheek of the snake to cause stomatitis, which will quickly infect the snakes if they are not prevented and treated in time.

⑵ symptoms. The cheek and jaws of the diseased snake are swollen, sometimes the oral gums and foreheads are swollen, and in severe cases, there are purulent secretions in the mouth, the head is held high, the mouth is slightly open, and cannot be closed, and eventually starve to death because it is difficult to eat.

⑶ prevention. After the snake wakes up from hibernation, it is appropriate to move the snake to the sun, and then thoroughly clean the snake nest. If the snake nest is wet in the plum rain season, it should be disinfected by the sun, and the nest should be ventilated. The method of capturing the head and squeezing the venom gland when taking poison artificially should not be too heavy. Diseased snakes should be isolated and treated in time when diseased snakes are found.

⑷ treatment. Wrap the sterilized cotton around the head of the bamboo stick for disinfection, wipe off the secretions in the mouth, rinse the mouth with Rivernol solution for disinfection, and then apply gentian purple water or boron powder (30 grams of calcined borax, 3 grams of borneol) on the affected part for 1 or 2 times, which can be cured in about 10 days. For folk treatment of snake stomatitis, rinse the mouth of diseased snakes with 2% alum water several times a day; you can also use 2% copper sulfate solution to wipe oral mucus before feeding; you can also use powdered alum to add sugar, roll it into a tube with paper, and blow it into the affected area of the oral cavity. Once or twice a day, 2 days to recover.