Hello, good post!



Some things to add. While reptile medicine has come a long way in the last decade or so there will always be a huge gap between herp and mammalian vet med. Basically because there's 6500 species of herps, and a large portion are available in the pet trade. A veterinarian never knows what species will be coming in the door next! With this said, it should be clear that the basic disease processes are fairly well understood (parasites, pneumonia, bacterial infections ect) but there will always be the X factor. That is, the unknown disease yet to be clearly documented (often viral) that may be clear and present, or asymptomatic and in a carrier state.



I bring this up because there is no 100% clear cut time for quarantine; something that is clear to most of us already.



Another point I feel worthy of mentioning is my disagreement with the medications given. While it seems that the poster has a relationship with a veterinarian already (a vet tech?), the administration of medications should only be done as prescribed by a vet. Animals doing fine and are clear of symptoms should not be given prophylactic medications in my opinion.

Ian

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