quarantine

i was just wondering what you actually have to do for it lol. i plan on getting my second ball this weekend at the long island expo. i do not use a rack system and i really cant put my new addition in another room since im at college -_-. any suggestions would help thank you in advance

Well, if you cant put the new addition in another room, quarantine is gonna be difficult. Keep the new snake in its own tub as far away as possible from the other snake. Use separate equipment for each, and always work with the new snake last. Sanitize your hands thoroughly inbetween snakes. And depending on where/who the snake came from, quarantine should last about 30-90 days

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Personally I wouldn't do it after reading Jen Harrison's story.

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Originally Posted by bcr229

Personally I wouldn't do it after reading Jen Harrison's story.

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Can you please post a link?

It is possible to quarantine in the same room. As Crystal said, keep them as far away from each other as possible, use separate equipment, make sure you do the new snake last.

Honestly, even quarantining in a separate room isn't perfect quarantine and really no different than keeping them on opposite sides of the room. When you quarantine in the same house (unless you have a specially designed room) they are still sharing the same air so it doesn't really matter if they are 2 rooms down or 10ft across the room. Air born illnesses can and will still spread.

Just make sure you are careful and don't forget the new snake is in quarantine. For me having them in a different room just serves as a reminder that I need to do them last and make sure I am extra careful about contaminating my existing animals.

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Can you please post a link?

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http://www.faunaclassified.com/forum...d.php?t=220629

QT procedure described as same room, housed in separate racks in different areas of the room (posts #28 and 114) in a much longer drama-filled thread: http://www.faunaclassified.com/forum...d.php?t=105621

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http://www.faunaclassified.com/forum...d.php?t=220629

QT procedure described as same room, housed in separate racks in different areas of the room (posts #28 and 114) in a much longer drama-filled thread: http://www.faunaclassified.com/forum...d.php?t=105621

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I read through part of the description of the disease that killed off the collection in the first post. The disease was airborn and as I said in my first post unless you have a separate building or room that is completely sealed off quarantining in the same house will not prevent the spread of an airborn disease. It doesn't matter how far away your collection is from where you quarantine if they share the same air supply. A door or two isn't going to stop an air born pathogen. :(

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I read through part of the description of the disease that killed off the collection in the first post. The disease was airborn and as I said in my first post unless you have a separate building or room that is completely sealed off quarantining in the same house will not prevent the spread of an airborn disease. It doesn't matter how far away your collection is from where you quarantine if they share the same air supply. A door or two isn't going to stop an air born pathogen. :(

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This sucks now I don't know what to do -_- I don't wanna risk it but I do want another so I can get my breeding plans in motion

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This sucks now I don't know what to do -_- I don't wanna risk it but I do want another so I can get my breeding plans in motion

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Do you have a friend or family member that could keep the new snake for you during a quarantine period? That might be one way to do it if you don't want to run the risk of keeping them both in your room.

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Do you have a friend or family member that could keep the new snake for you during a quarantine period? That might be one way to do it if you don't want to run the risk of keeping them both in your room.

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Possibly my girlfriend or my sister, thanks for the advice

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Possibly my girlfriend or my sister, thanks for the advice

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You're welcome :) Hope it all works out.

I have a friend who does QT for me, his wife only lets him have one snake and she doesn't like snakes at all - she refuses to go into the room with the enclosure - so she's never noticed that every few months they change... and since he can only have one at a time it limits my purchases to 4 per year, which helps save my wallet!

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Do you have a friend or family member that could keep the new snake for you during a quarantine period? That might be one way to do it if you don't want to run the risk of keeping them both in your room.

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Thats a sssssuper idea Crystalrose! Idk why i didnt think of that :p

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This sucks now I don't know what to do -_- I don't wanna risk it but I do want another so I can get my breeding plans in motion

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As long as you buy from a reputable breeder you will more than likely be fine and quarantine is more of a precaution. Having someone else keep it during quarantine isn't a bad idea either. You are more likely to get mites from a new addition than an air born illness. It can happen, but I have yet to have it happen to me or anyone I know.

Even reputable breeders can have snakes fall ill. Or unintentionally introduce something into their collection. Reputable breeder breeder or not, quarantine should be a default. Mites can spread disease too.

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Even reputable breeders can have snakes fall ill. Or unintentionally introduce something into their collection. Reputable breeder breeder or not, quarantine should be a default. Mites can spread disease too.

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I wasn't trying to say that reputable breeders don't have snakes that fall ill, but the likelihood of getting an animal that has an air born disease isn't very high and following standard quarantine procedures is just an added precaution. I don't know about you, but other than getting mites from a big breeder I have never had an issue with any animal I have quarantined. I still take quarantine seriously but I try to be careful who I buy from too.

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http://www.faunaclassified.com/forum...d.php?t=220629

QT procedure described as same room, housed in separate racks in different areas of the room (posts #28 and 114) in a much longer drama-filled thread: http://www.faunaclassified.com/forum...d.php?t=105621

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Wow. That is absolutely horrifying. I can't even imagine that. I really want to know the outcome of the guy that tried suing him.

I want to say 2 things on this. 1
if you keep the snake at another place be sure they(person that has house)is willing and able to do basics maintenance like feed and clean the cage. ( if you come down sick or get injure it may be hard to do everything and maintain the qt)I would suggest that if possible you get a shower once back home.

the second thing is also . If people think about it, there is the chance of picking something up at the show (healthy animals can caught something if a less than honest vendor is there too ) . even with all the hand sanitizer around.

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Originally Posted by mechnut450

I want to say 2 things on this. 1
If people think about it, there is the chance of picking something up at the show (healthy animals can caught something if a less than honest vendor is there too ) . even with all the hand sanitizer around.

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I know, at the last expo I attended I found a mite on my hand halfway through. Ugh!