Kingsnake.com - Herpforum - RE: New Addition: Quarantine

Posted by: PHRatz at Wed Jul 12 11:52:12 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by PHRatz ]

>Before learning of many individuals who lost entire colonies of reptiles, I would have felt that the above is a bit overkill. However at this time, I'd rather err on being over cautious than learn of a repeat devastating incident.
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>>Ric

Ric,
I always hesitate to post my opinions on quarantine because I do go for the overkill way of doing things. In the past people have gotten mad at me, sent me hate mail, told me what an idiot I am all because I say quarantine for the maximum amount of time.
When I began using the reptile vet I use today she told me that during her first year in practice here a tortoise breeder called on her to treat her very sick animals. The vet found that they were suffering from protazoa parasites. The breeder lost 40 percent of her animals and how it happened was.. you guessed it, she'd bought a new one over the Internet and did not quarantine!

What scares me is that we have the sulcata in the yard now. I've come home in the past to find that someone has put a turtle in my yard. I fear that happening again one day.
I never let a new turtle near one of my pets if it's never been tested.
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PHRatz