Multiple quarantines

How do you handle quarantining multiple new snakes? I want to pick up 2-3 new snakes this Sunday. My current snakes hang out in one house, and I plan on housing the new snakes in the other house to make sure there's no way they can interact with each other for a few months. So that part's no problem. I have the rack all set up and ready here at the other house.

But as for the new arrivals themselves, should you quarantine them all different from each other? Or is it safe to quarantine 2-3 new snakes in the same rack? (For example, one box away from each other)

i THINK (dont quote me) but I think they can all be in the same rack.

But if you bring a 3rd or fourth in during the 90 day time you have to start timing over

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Originally Posted by oliverstwist

i THINK (dont quote me) but I think they can all be in the same rack.

But if you bring a 3rd or fourth in during the 90 day time you have to start timing over

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That's what I plan on doing when adding my 8 or so additions this year.

You should set a cut-off date for quarantine, after which you do not add new animals to the same room as your quarantine room. Start your quarantine from the date that the last animal was added to the room.

There is a risk that one animal in your quarantine room will pass an illness to the other animals there, but at least your main collection will be safe, and you can treat the animals in quarantine. If you're not willing to take that risk, then quarantine the animals that come from different suppliers separately! Always treat quarantine bins/cages with Provent-A-Mite for 3 months, as mites can spread deadly diseases.

People will tell you to quarantine animals for 3 months/90 days.
This is completely inadequate. While many illnesses will reveal themselves within 90 days, some of the most dangerous viruses very well might not. There are nasty diseases out there which can incubate for up to 10 months.

Quarantine your animals for a full 12 months. The inconvenience is WELL worth the safety.