This is what my Vet told me over a phone conversation about IBD when I first got into Boas. He said, "Look, 90% of the snakes I have treated have tested positive as carriers of IBD, only about 10% showed any physical form of the disease. I would not be supprised if most of the boas bought and sold online were carriers. With the exception of some breeders, everyone has used females that more than likely carry. Therefore I don't think that anyone anywhere could claim that none of their boas are carriers. As far as testing animals, you can be the one who knows his/her animals are carriers, or the one who claims they are not carriers."

Now, this is what I'm taking from him, so don't get all personal on me (like some of you love to do).
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1.0 Super Ghosts
0.1 DH Ghost
2.3 Salmon Boas
2.8 BCI
13.27 Various Corns
1.3 Albino Sinaloans

You may have your head on straight, but I have a better view!

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• IBD info please - am I going OTT???? - BOASELECTER, Mon Aug 22 11:49:50 2005
• You smell that???? - Mishkam, Mon Aug 22 13:28:23 2005
• I have seen my boa flick his tail once....... - cyn, Mon Aug 22 13:46:27 2005
• RE: You smell that???? - BOASELECTER, Tue Aug 23 02:37:21 2005
• Haha...this is what i heard... - StonedReptiles, Tue Aug 23 02:51:22 2005
• RE: Haha...this is what i heard... - BOASELECTER, Tue Aug 23 03:01:28 2005
• Seems a bit far fetched - gulfstreamboas, Wed Aug 24 10:06:19 2005
• did you get my email? more... - joeysgreen, Tue Aug 23 05:31:43 2005
• Good interesting points - StonedReptiles, Wed Aug 24 16:51:14 2005
• Thats what I wondered about the quarantine...... - BOASELECTER, Thu Aug 25 03:28:01 2005