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Quarantine Questions

Shirl

Shirl

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Hi all!
I currently have one baby snake and want to add another (who doesn't?). I have the second viv all ready and I put it in a separate room because I read that they have to be separated for 3mo. my questions are:

What exact diseases are spreadable that would jump from one viv to the next if they are in the same room?

What diseases am I looking for other than Mites?

Thx in advance!
 
Anything from respiratory infections to internal parasites. There are so many things that can be transferred, just like in humans. You really aren't looking for anything in particular, just check your corns out every time you take them out, and watch for unusual behavior.
 
I would even recommend up to six months for quarantine, not just three. Keep your eye out for mites, bubbling around the mouth/wheezing (RI) , and scale rot. There's other nasties such as parasites and crypto that can get transfered too.
 
So some other things to consider when you have a snake in quarantine is ALWAYS work with that snake last, if not on the next day. Don't share anything between the two: water bowls, hides, sponge you use for scrubbing the water bowls, etc. Don't refeed a prey item _from_ a quarantined snake. (Some would say don't do it at all- I haven't had any problems with an established, healthy collection, but usually it's the two king snakes that get leftovers). Wash your hands before and after handling every snake. And quarantine every new snake, no matter how well you know the person you get it from, or how "big name" they are.

And read the Board of Inquiry before buying a snake from _anyone_, even me ;-)
 
Thank you everyone! The nurse in me is questioning which diseases are airborne i guess. Most seem to be contact related and not able to get into the other viv except by me. And, I would love a snake from you Nanci :)
 
I don't know if anything is airborne- I tend to think not. I would think RIs would be droplet. So mostly, you want to keep mites (which can also be vectors, it is thought) from walking, and phorid flies from flying from place to place, as much as possible.

Lots of things are oro-fecal. So you have to be very careful with disinfecting water bowls. If a snake poops in a water bowl, I clean with bleach, and do not use a sponge or scrubber or anything that I would keep.
 
Thanks Nanci! And thanks for the water bowl tip...eww! Luckily my current baby does not seem to be a water bowl pooper. At least, not yet :)
 
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