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Detailed Guide to Administering Medication to Snakes: How to Correctly Medicate Your Snake

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Sick snakes generally do not actively feed, so artificial feeding should be carried out. The specific method is as follows: sterilize the equipment, for example, soak the syringe and thin bamboo strip in 100°C water for 10 minutes, then remove and air-dry. Depending on the size of the snake, draw an appropriate amount of medicinal liquid into the syringe. When administering the medicine, one person grasps the snake's neck with the right hand and the snake's lower body with the left hand, lifting the snake upward and slightly straightening it to help the liquid flow down. Another person uses the left hand to hold a thin bamboo strip to pry open the snake's mouth, and holds the syringe in the right hand to inject the medicine through the mouth. Place the medicated snake into a snake box for isolation

Sick snakes generally do not actively feed, so artificial feeding should be carried out. The specific method is as follows: sterilize the equipment, for example, soak the syringe and thin bamboo strip in 100°C water for 10 minutes, then remove and air-dry. Depending on the size of the snake, draw an appropriate amount of medicinal liquid into the syringe. When administering the medicine, one person grasps the snake's neck with the right hand and the snake's lower body with the left hand, lifting the snake upward and slightly straightening it to help the liquid flow down. Another person uses the left hand to hold a thin bamboo strip to pry open the snake's mouth, and holds the syringe in the right hand to inject the medicine through the mouth. Place the medicated snake into a snake box for isolation and observation, with a water basin placed inside the box. If it does not spit out the medicine within 4 hours after feeding, it indicates that the medication was successful; if it spits out within 4 hours, administer another dose, and at this time the injection volume should be halved. After halving, it will not spit out again.

During treatment, in view of the snake's weak condition, also feed some live prey such as frogs and rodents to supplement nutrition. Although the snake is sick, its venom glands are still full of venom. For safety, pigskin gloves should be worn and operations should be carried out carefully to prevent snake bites.

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