Re: Has anyone ever heard of BPs being "allergic" to anything??
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m00kfu
Actually, I'm pretty sure it HAS been researched, and pretty commonly accepted that animals can have allergic reactions. Dogs and rats are the main ones off the top of my head, but if you google it I'm sure you could find plenty of information.
My cairn terrier has allergies.
Re: Has anyone ever heard of BPs being "allergic" to anything??
The reason I was asking, is because I used to keep one of my snakes on desert snow, or carefresh ultra for the first five years of his life. In the past year, He has been kept on newspaper, and keeps having some kinda eye issue going on. He has been looked at, and this thing has apparently happened more than once in the past year. I only this past week switched him back to the white bedding, and I think I will discontinue using newspaper for him. I know cleansers are harmful and pine and cedar is toxic. But I'm talking about something you would normally use for a snake, that he might not be able to use because of some "allergy" or hyper sensitivity. I just had a theory though. Is it possible he's allergic to the newspaper??????
Re: Has anyone ever heard of BPs being "allergic" to anything??
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Originally Posted by
m00kfu
Actually, I'm pretty sure it HAS been researched, and pretty commonly accepted that animals can have allergic reactions. Dogs and rats are the main ones off the top of my head, but if you google it I'm sure you could find plenty of information.
More mainstream animals will have more known. There will be more money for research. I have never seen a report on snake allergies. Even IBD a subject of concern amongst herp vets gets little funding. Some of the researchers on this topic mention lack of funding as an obstacle. Professors get funding from large corporation. These corporations fund studies, usually with the hope of making money. If more people get into herps and poper veterinarian care, the chance of more studies will increase.
