I agree with all the opinions given on here! There could be more cases of IBD than meets the eye! In most actual outbreaks of IBD that I have heard of that were verifiable the whole collection went down hill fairly quickly with several back to back cases of the disease. The reason I had my female tested was I had not had a snake die in over five years, not so much as sniffle in my collection. This females condtion happened rapidly meaning one day she was fine next she was not. I had a-lot of money invested in my collection at the time. I was 23 years old with about a 50K plus collection and this was going to be my career/means of income. Thankfully it still is today. I think one thng has been established though. Buy from reputable people you have seen or heard good things about. I still have relationships with customers that I delt with 10 years ago. And like PGOSS said a con can be spotted with a few choice questions. I always like to pick animals up in person if possible go see the collection your animals came from. That can be the best indicator of someone who is doing it right and someone who is not.

Al Brown/Brown's Boas

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