Red Tail Boa and IBD and transmission to BP's

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Because ball pythons are my first love, I have made the choice NOT to keep any boas, though I do like them a lot. I just am not willing to take the risk with my ball python collection for one boa (as I wouldn't breed boas).

Skiploader - could you please PM me the answers Jacobson provided to you? I'd be very interested in seeing them and learning more myself!

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I also asked him about the potential spread of IBD to the colubrids in my collection.

He stated that there was a similar virus reported in one king snake - and went into greater detail on it. I can't remember exactly what he stated.........

As I told you in my PM - the original e-mail is on my archive drive at work. On Monday I will post the information regarding the colubrids.

I will also post an address where you can send donations directly benefitting IBD research - apparently not many people are donating.

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Originally Posted by Lolo76

Could I also please get that email, Skiploder? Somebody recently offered me a boa, as I mentioned earlier, but now I am definitely having second thoughts. Would love to see those answers! :oops:

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Lolo:

If it makes you feel better, I had two IBD positive boas who potentially carried the virus upwards of 6 years.

They were euthanized over 14 months ago and there have been no outbreaks in my pythons or colubrids who were kept in the same building with them. I had several neonate snakes that would have technically been extremely susceptible it the virus could be aerosolized or was airborne.

I have not had a case of mites since I was a kid. No one has proven that the virus can be transmitted through the air.

I know other people who have had it spread rapidly through their collections.

I think the key is that we know very little about how this virus is carried and all the ways in which it can spread. Maybe there are differing strains (another question for the Doctor)...........

Checks (add for IBD Research to the memo line) should be made out to "The University of Florida Research Foundation" and sent to:

Dr. Elliott Jacobson
2015 SW16th Ave
SACS
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Florida
Gainesville, Fl 32610