I imagine you have a point, it does not hurt, so lets do it. Hmmmmmmmmm.



Again, I keep and breed all sorts of reptiles and have for over 40 years, and never have these problems your thinking your preventing. Thats why I ask these silly questions. Yet many particularly the new, concentrate on these types of things, when surely they could spend their time and money on something with an actual BENEFIT. As opposed to something that may not hurt.



I will question that. Not with kings, but with varanids. We experienced a high level of ovarian problems with varanids that were treated(most likely over treated) for parasites. A few Vets, said they saw similar things and question the use(over use) of many common drugs for parasites.



Please understand, its not actually the drugs or the parasites. Its more about the over use of these drugs. Its common for exporters to randomly treat captives they have to hold until the quotas open up. Then the importers treat them. Then the Jobbers, then the shop, etc. So I do not believe its a problem with properly treated animals, more about the over use or misuse of these drugs.



The problem did not arise until someone was actually going to breed these animals. If that did not occur the monitors were fine. On the otherhand, captive bred non treated individuals did not experience these problems. Also consider this was over many hundreds of clutchs of many species.



I am not a believer of doing something because it does no harm. Considering by not treating them, we experienced no problems either.



Of course, if you have purchased a compromised individual snake, then TAKE IT TO A VET. But to treat animals because it does no harm. I do question that. You should not recomend treating a healthy animal. And treating because it does no harm is treating a healthy animal.



I get the feeling your falling into the questionable Vet paradign. You know, treat it, just treat it. How about allow the snakes to fix themselves. They do you know.



I think we should explore the natural abilities snakes(reptiles) have to heal themselves. Just today, I photographed a wild FREE ROAMING Desert tort, thats missing an eye. Like, its gone. I wonder who treated it? I have seen three kings with their backs broken and healed in at least 7 places and they were fully HEALED. Cheers

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