Thank you for the info Tosha, that is exactly what I was wondering - what the integrity of the testing was.

What got me started on all of this was when I took Eva to the vet and he asked me what screening I do on new snakes. He looked at me like I had been living on the moon when I told him I hadn't been doing any screening for IBD or Crypto. I told him that I had been quarantining in separate rooms and keeping a close eye on everyone for up to 6 months, but he seemed to think any "responsible" breeder would have had everyone screened for IBD and Crypto, etc... Made me feel like a moron. He also told me I should be deworming even though no one is showing any signs of worms. There is so much conflicting info. out there, that I guess you just have to learn for yourself through experience what is right to do for your snakes.

Just as a side note, I never claimed to be a "breeder", I told him up front that we were new to breeding and this was our first season even trying to breed (the snakes) . Give me 5 or 10 years of breeding successfully and then maybe I'd claim to actually be a breeder with a vet.


>>I may be wrong - but my understanding is:
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>>1. IBD can only be detected in those that exhibit the symptoms of the disease - in pythons they become sick and die quick enough that testing would be unnecessary.
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>>2. There are too many false negaties of Crypto test for it to be reliable.
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>>Tosha
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>>"Nihil facimus sed id bene facimus"
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>>6.42.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and gang)
>>1.0.0 Angolan Python (Anakin Skywalker)
>>0.0.1 Green Tree Python (Verdi)
>>0.1.0 Bredls Python (Smurfette)
>>0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
>>0.0.1 Desert Tortoise (Pope John Paul aka JP )
>>2.2.1 Fish (1,2,3,4)
>>0.0.0 frogs rescued from pool skimmer
>>0.0.1 Lizard of unknown origin


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Amber

Boas
1.1.0 Colombian (Austin & Ava)
1.0.0 Suriname (Aloysius)
1.1.0 Albino (Bo & Daisy)
Balls:
1.27.0 Normal (Tucker, Taylor,and lil' girls - RIP Eva)
1.1.0 Pastel
1.2.0 100% Het Pied
1.0.0 100% Het Albino (Bubba)
0.1.0 66% Poss. Het Albino
Corns:
1.1.0 Amber
1.1.0 Butter Motley
1.1.0 Crimson
1.1.0 Ghost
1.1.0 Hypo
0.0.1 Normal
1.1.0 Okeetee
1.0.1 Snow (Aiden)
1.1.0 Sunglow Motley
Milks:
1.1.0 Hypo Honduran (Damien & Lucy)
0.1.0 Pueblan (Marishka)
1.1.0 Sinaloan
Other:
2.1.0 Dachshunds - Dakota, Montana, & Cheyenne
2.0.0 Ferrets - Bailey & Keyta

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