Treat for parasites FR?? The answer is simple, by the time they get to proper vet care many times the parasite load would be at a dangerous level and they would kill alot of imports(and lose alot of $$). So these suppressive treatments were needed to keep animals ALIVE long enough for the end user(you) to re-acclimate them. Instead of complaining about these treatments you could be thankful...think of how many of these animals would never have gotten to your hands without these treatments!

Now if you or others have continued these same practices for these next few DECADES....maybe something else could have been done. But for every bit of knowledge you or these jobbers or the vet field learns remember you are standing on the shoulders of those who went before you. Maybe you should have taken up these crusades years ago with the perpetrators not in a forum where most snakes are CB and almost all qualified breeders treat for parasites as a part of routine maintanence. Most will admit that there is no way to provide for every whim of every snake we keep when it needs it. Meds are tools we use to correct improper conditions, just as you can take a car to work rather than walking. Walking will keep you in better shape, less environmetally impactful,etc.....but the time we save is simply immeasurable.

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