Quarantine question.

[tmartin2347]

Let's say you get a snake from breeder X and then a month or two pass and you get another snake from breeder X again.
Now this breeder is well known and you know all his snakes are 100% healthy, do you worry about quarantining the newest one even though those two snaked were together not too long ago?

[wolfy-hound]

Yes.
Even though both were at that breeder's place, they were not housed together. And in the meantime the one that is at your place might have picked up a slight RI, or something. What if in the month's time difference something got into the breeder's collection? He might not know yet.
I always quarentine. If I get 2 animals at the same time from the same place, I have no issue quarentining them in the same spot, but a month to me is enough to not want to set back snake #1, and to have a potential something have crept in to either snake's vincinity.

[tmartin2347]

Yes.
Even though both were at that breeder's place, they were not housed together. And in the meantime the one that is at your place might have picked up a slight RI, or something. What if in the month's time difference something got into the breeder's collection? He might not know yet.
I always quarentine. If I get 2 animals at the same time from the same place, I have no issue quarentining them in the same spot, but a month to me is enough to not want to set back snake #1, and to have a potential something have crept in to either snake's vincinity.

Thanks, that's always been a question of mine. I have no problem with quarantining them and I have the room so that works out.