Ibd

could mIxing your ball pythons together in the same enclosure for long periods of time cause them to get IBD'S?

No....UNLESS...one of the snakes being introduced to the collection already had IBD. That being said...the causes of it are not well known, but it's something they catch from another snake that has it...not something that developes due to poor husbandry like a respiratory infection might.

WHY would you "mix your ball pythons together in the same enclosure for long periods of time"???

ive noticed you asking a lot of questions about your snakes housing together. did you read any of the other responses. with all the risks why would you house them all together.



oops judy beat me to it

yeah i did. but there was nothing on there that said any thing about ibd's. and i saw a vid on youtube of a snake with an ibd. it said dont hows herps together it causes ibd's. i can post the link if you want.

Housing snakes together allows for the easy transmission of IBD if one of the snakes already has it. Even being in the SAME ROOM with an IBD infected snake can cause another animal to catch it. That's one reason why good quarantine practices are so critical.

oh wow. but are RI's contagious to other ball pythons?

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Originally Posted by pythontricker

oh wow. but are RI's contagious to other ball pythons?

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Yes, they certainly can be. RI's are caused by a number of different things...could be bacterial or viral...and many of those can be contagious.

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Originally Posted by JLC

Yes, they certainly can be. RI's are caused by a number of different things...could be bacterial or viral...and many of those can be contagious.

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i asked the vet at avian and exotic if they where contagious and he said they were not.

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Originally Posted by pythontricker

oh wow. but are RI's contagious to other ball pythons?

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Yes!!!!!!!!!!

not acording to the reptile specialist who has been working at a world renound veteranary facility for over 30 years.
please exuse my spelling.