Quarantine

Hey guys...quick question I thought of in regards to quarantining a new addition.


This question may be directed more towards those with a little more experience.

If you buy or trade snakes with someone with an excellent reputation, do you carry out the quarantine even though you know the snake you obtain is a very healthy snake?

for instance, if I buy a snake from 8 ball or NERD...i know they wouldn't send me a sick snake. what would be the point in quarantine?

I typically only buy from the biggest breeders in the biz and I still quarantine every single animal that I purchase ... It's not that I don't trust them, but my collection is worth far too much to me for a "whoops" ... When I take an animal from my quarantine facility into my shop, I know it's clean because I quarantined it, not because someone told me it is or because I got it from a buddy.

I always joke that if (pick your favorite religious figure) were to knock on my door and hand my a couple of adult (pick your favorite mutation) I would still quarantine. ;)

-adam

haha ok i appreciate the response :)

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

I always joke that if (pick your favorite religious figure) were to knock on my door and hand my a couple of adult (pick your favorite mutation) I would still quarantine. ;)

-adam

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Have you heard the one about the man from Nantucket? Priceless...


Your joke is pretty good too though..

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Originally Posted by jglass38

Have you heard the one about the man from Nantucket?

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Yeah, he was here cleaning cages last week.

(sorry chad ;) )

-adam

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

Yeah, he was here cleaning cages last week.

(sorry chad ;) )

-adam

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:eek:

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

I always joke that if (pick your favorite religious figure) were to knock on my door and hand my a couple of adult (pick your favorite mutation) I would still quarantine. ;)

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Is this like Mad-libs? Okay, I'll play along...

Thor and Polycephaly :D

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Originally Posted by xdeus

Is this like Mad-libs? Okay, I'll play along...

Thor and Polycephaly :D

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I'll go with Wink Martindale and Casaba Melons

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Originally Posted by jglass38

I'll go with Wink Martindale and Casaba Melons

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:8:

Even though this doesnt involve reptiles, it still gives the "what if?" When I got Kylie my lab as a puppy, 2 days after we got her she had to be hospitalized for parvo. Here's the funny thing. Parvo is very contagious and she was the only one who had it. So there's always that chance of getting something with something.