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Originally Posted by aff19802

its ok to quarantine in the same room

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Actually it’s not, quarantining in the same room is exactly the same as no quarantine.

Quarantine needs to be done in another room , and you should always work with your establish animals first and the new addition last.

Vet checkup while recommended do not mean quarantine should be bypassed or cut short as some issues can appear later on even if a clean bill of health was originally given by a vet.

Here is a good thread on quarantine procedures http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ght=quarantine

So pretty much a quarantine is just ti make sure that one snake doesn't lead to a hurt of another?

That seems a little silly to me. Even if you put both snakes in two completely different rooms air supply is still shared throughout the house. Plus you can carry parasites and germs in clothing or even flesh. Of course you could go out of your way and change cloths before entering each room of the snakes. But that just might run up your appliance bill. Even then the air could carry whatever you are trying to fend off. And air sealing a room doesn't sound like a easiest thing. >.> I understand the idea behind quarantine. It is a good one. But it is an noneffective one.

Sorry of I sound mean!

Quarantine is to protect your current snakes from anything the new snake could possibly have. You are suposoto use 2 different rooms, as it would be a lot harder for certain stuff to travel that far, and likely to die en route. As far as carrying germs on clothes or flesh, that's why you wash your hands after dealing with them, and the chances of it being airborn are likely to none.

For example mites, if you keep them in the same room, good chance they will get transferred, if you keep them in seperate rooms, that chance goes way way way down. Unless you don't wash your hands and stuff aswell as take the necessary precautions to preventing.

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Originally Posted by Neal

Quarantine is to protect your current snakes from anything the new snake could possibly have. You are suposoto use 2 different rooms, as it would be a lot harder for certain stuff to travel that far, and likely to die en route. As far as carrying germs on clothes or flesh, that's why you wash your hands after dealing with them, and the chances of it being airborn are likely to none.

For example mites, if you keep them in the same room, good chance they will get transferred, if you keep them in seperate rooms, that chance goes way way way down. Unless you don't wash your hands and stuff aswell as take the necessary precautions to preventing.

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I see. As for the mites thing. I know that you can usually see them is the snake. I have never had to deal with them but have seem pictures before.

My question is: are mites always visible? If so is it okay to quarantine a snake in the same room as another if it is the only way anf you see no mites on new snake?

My 500r is my room next to my snakes. If I get another it need to be near the 500r or it will get too hot for the snake I get.

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Originally Posted by Joe Cope

I see. As for the mites thing. I know that you can usually see them is the snake. I have never had to deal with them but have seem pictures before.

My question is: are mites always visible? If so is it okay to quarantine a snake in the same room as another if it is the only way anf you see no mites on new snake?

My 500r is my room next to my snakes. If I get another it need to be near the 500r or it will get too hot for the snake I get.

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With your situation it may be different. I'm sure you can see mites most of the time, but then i'm sure sometimes people may miss them, or not notice them until it's too late. I would always rather be safe then sorry, mites are annoying to get rid of. You have a situation where you really can't put them in a different room.

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Originally Posted by Neal

With your situation it may be different. I'm sure you can see mites most of the time, but then i'm sure sometimes people may miss them, or not notice them until it's too late. I would always rather be safe then sorry, mites are annoying to get rid of. You have a situation where you really can't put them in a different room.

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I suppose I could get another 500r. But after three weeks it will be useless and won't be used for another couple years. When I do get a spider. Which will be will a few months or so. (Already have his new home ready. Not I just need a UTH and a hide or two. I will drastically search him for mites. If he has some I will have to move him to another room until it is treated. But if he is mite free I'm gonna have to put him in my room. :\

It's either his warm side is 100 degrees F or his warmside is 90 - 92 degrees F but I risk infecting my other two snakes. I'm in a predicament.

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Plus you can carry parasites and germs in clothing or even flesh. Of course you could go out of your way and change cloths before entering each room of the snakes.

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Which is why you work with your established collection first and new addition second, and once you worked with your new addition you do not go back to your established collection.

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Which is why you work with your established collection first and new addition second, and once you worked with your new addition you do not go back to your established collection.

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MY established collection happens to be in my room =\

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Originally Posted by Joe Cope

MY established collection happens to be in my room =\

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So clean/feed/handle your established collection then go and do the same for your new addition BUT do not go clean/feed/handle your established collection until you've washed and changed clothes.

When quarantining, you will need to put the snake in a different room than your collection. If this is not done, the snake you may get could possibly have mites, RI, IBD, mouth rot, scale rot, and so on. Though, this would be unlikely if you get it from a professional breeder, but there are always chances. Mites (or any external or even internal parasites) can spread quickly throughout a collection so it is best to keep the snake in a different room. IBD was said to be caused by a retro virus that mites carry. So, sometimes mites will carry this virus and spread it to your collection. IBD is only effected by pythons and boas. IBD and RI can definitely both spread quickly through a collection, so this is why properly quarantining your incoming pets is best to do just in case. Even though you think your snake may not even carry anything, there are still possible chances of the spread of disease and parasites (internal and/or external).