Do some breeders not quarantine there snakes?

Quarantine racks are for bringing in more than one snake from the same person, it doesn't mean you can add a new snake and start quarantine over.
I personally just keep snakes in tubs on heat pads in a separate part of the house from the collection.

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

Quarantine racks are for bringing in more than one snake from the same person, it doesn't mean you can add a new snake and start quarantine over.

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That makes sense.

QT isn't something I have to worry about much, as I don't bring in any new animals, as a general rule. :tears:

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Originally Posted by Ezekiel285

It doesn't make sense if you don't have many snakes, however if you are a big breeder and have enough snakes to even have a QT rack, even if you lost that rack you still have your main collection staying healthy. That at least takes away risking your whole collection, Yes you could lose your QT rack, but if they have a whole rack for QT who knows how many racks they have for their "main" collection.

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But why danger your snakes in the qt rack also? The snakes in the qt rack can have some high end morphs. Why care less about another snake rack that you might have invested a lot of money in?

New additions come in one at a time for me, period. I have one QT cage that is located in the Colubrid room (and vice versa for new Colubrids). I QT for 3 months minimum, sometimes longer depending on the source. I know some like to QT for longer periods of time and some for shorter, but I've found that this length of time works well for me.

I'm hoping to have a closed collection within 1-2 years.

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Originally Posted by Maddumpling

But why danger your snakes in the qt rack also? The snakes in the qt rack can have some high end morphs. Why care less about another snake rack that you might have invested a lot of money in?

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Could be you don't have enough resources to QT individually where they don't come in contact with each other. I don't know about you but I only have so many rooms in my house i can separate snakes into. And if you are like me (at college in an apartment) then you are REALLY limited. It's all about risk reduction and trying to keep them all healthy. So if you have one come in that you are worried about then QT it separately (or if its super expensive and you want to make sure its ok then QT it separately). But again its about how much you trust the source. I think it would be hard to find a super expensive morph that comes from a breeder that does not take care of their snakes.