Quarantine

Hey guys...quick question I thought of in regards to quarantining a new addition.


This question may be directed more towards those with a little more experience.

If you buy or trade snakes with someone with an excellent reputation, do you carry out the quarantine even though you know the snake you obtain is a very healthy snake?

for instance, if I buy a snake from 8 ball or NERD...i know they wouldn't send me a sick snake. what would be the point in quarantine?

I typically only buy from the biggest breeders in the biz and I still quarantine every single animal that I purchase ... It's not that I don't trust them, but my collection is worth far too much to me for a "whoops" ... When I take an animal from my quarantine facility into my shop, I know it's clean because I quarantined it, not because someone told me it is or because I got it from a buddy.

I always joke that if (pick your favorite religious figure) were to knock on my door and hand my a couple of adult (pick your favorite mutation) I would still quarantine. ;)

-adam

haha ok i appreciate the response :)

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

I always joke that if (pick your favorite religious figure) were to knock on my door and hand my a couple of adult (pick your favorite mutation) I would still quarantine. ;)

-adam

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Have you heard the one about the man from Nantucket? Priceless...


Your joke is pretty good too though..

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Originally Posted by jglass38

Have you heard the one about the man from Nantucket?

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Yeah, he was here cleaning cages last week.

(sorry chad ;) )

-adam

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

Yeah, he was here cleaning cages last week.

(sorry chad ;) )

-adam

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:eek:

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

I always joke that if (pick your favorite religious figure) were to knock on my door and hand my a couple of adult (pick your favorite mutation) I would still quarantine. ;)

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Is this like Mad-libs? Okay, I'll play along...

Thor and Polycephaly :D

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Originally Posted by xdeus

Is this like Mad-libs? Okay, I'll play along...

Thor and Polycephaly :D

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I'll go with Wink Martindale and Casaba Melons

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Originally Posted by jglass38

I'll go with Wink Martindale and Casaba Melons

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:8:

Even though this doesnt involve reptiles, it still gives the "what if?" When I got Kylie my lab as a puppy, 2 days after we got her she had to be hospitalized for parvo. Here's the funny thing. Parvo is very contagious and she was the only one who had it. So there's always that chance of getting something with something.

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Originally Posted by nathanledet

Hey guys...quick question I thought of in regards to quarantining a new addition.


This question may be directed more towards those with a little more experience.

If you buy or trade snakes with someone with an excellent reputation, do you carry out the quarantine even though you know the snake you obtain is a very healthy snake?

for instance, if I buy a snake from 8 ball or NERD...i know they wouldn't send me a sick snake. what would be the point in quarantine?

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Nate,i was told even if you get a snake from God you follow proper Quarantine rules to the T.

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Originally Posted by joepythons

Nate,i was told even if you get a snake from God you follow proper Quarantine rules to the T.

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Right on Joe!!! ;)

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

I always joke that if (pick your favorite religious figure) were to knock on my door and hand my a couple of adult (pick your favorite mutation) I would still quarantine. ;)

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-adam

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

Right on Joe!!! ;)




-adam

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I started laughing when i saw your post almost the same wording as mine lol:rockon:

What if you have more than one new snake at a time? They need to be quarantined from each other as well, right?

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Originally Posted by Rapture

What if you have more than one new snake at a time? They need to be quarantined from each other as well, right?

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That's what I'd do just to be sure.

So they each need their own quarantine room?

yeah i mean when i hit the lotto next week i'm probably gonna buy about 2000 snakes

i don't have 2000 rooms for quarantine :(

oh wait...i will when i win the lotto :D

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Originally Posted by nathanledet

yeah i mean when i hit the lotto next week i'm probably gonna buy about 2000 snakes

i don't have 2000 rooms for quarantine :(

oh wait...i will when i win the lotto :D

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Unless you buy from the same source. If you were to buy from separate sources, then you could consider staggering your purchases (or at least the ship date) until the first group had cleared quarantine.

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Originally Posted by Rapture

So they each need their own quarantine room?

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No each one in its own enclosure in your Quarantine room.

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Originally Posted by nathanledet

yeah i mean when i hit the lotto next week i'm probably gonna buy about 2000 snakes

i don't have 2000 rooms for quarantine :(

oh wait...i will when i win the lotto :D

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Nate if you ever have 2000 snakes and they all escape i see Mandy being Nateless :8: :8: :8: .DONT NATE OUT :P

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Originally Posted by joepythons

No each one in its own enclosure in your Quarantine room.

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Then what would the difference be in keeping them all in the room with my current collection? I could get 100 snakes at the same time from different sources, and keep them all in one room... but if one is sick, all 100 could die, correct?

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Originally Posted by joepythons

.DONT NATE OUT :P

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w00t :gj:

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Originally Posted by Rapture

Then what would the difference be in keeping them all in the room with my current collection? I could get 100 snakes at the same time from different sources, and keep them all in one room... but if one is sick, all 100 could die, correct?

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This is what i do when i have any new snakes.I setup each snake in its own enclosure.When ever i go to do any cleaning or such i take care of my collection first(AKA snakes who are clear of problems and such).My next step BEFORE i move to quarintined snakes is i use hand sanitizer all over my hands up to my elbows.Some say this will not kill any mites but at 90+% alcohol i think it works if not burn the crap out of them :P .Then i care for the new collection this way if any of the new snakes have anything i do not spred it to my previous snakes.Now if you have more then one snake at a time you could use latex gloves and change them after each snake.This way nothing gets transfered to the others in the quarintine room.:D Some may think this is to much to bother with but one mess up and your whole collection could be dead :(.

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Originally Posted by Rapture

Then what would the difference be in keeping them all in the room with my current collection? I could get 100 snakes at the same time from different sources, and keep them all in one room... but if one is sick, all 100 could die, correct?

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I remember talking with Adam about this a long time ago when we had a number of rescues/pet store purchased snakes all coming in around the same time. He cautioned me then about being very serious about quarantining every snake, every single time, no ifs, ands or buts about it. All I can say is even with our snakes with little known pasts, we've yet to have even a single illness or a mite in the collection. Adam rocks and I'm glad we learned early to be careful.

If we have a snake in quarantine and get another in we just "reset" the quarantine clock. In other words, if snake #1 is in for 60 days and we are at day 45 and add a new snake into the quarantine room (our master bedroom), then snake #1 goes back to day 1 and starts over. We'd always rather be safe than sorry.

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Originally Posted by Rapture

So they each need their own quarantine room?

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I don't, I just start the quarantine over for everyone when the new snake comes in ... once my quarantine facility is "filled" up ... no more new snakes until they're all done. :(

-adam

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

I don't, I just start the quarantine over for everyone when the new snake comes in ... once my quarantine facility is "filled" up ... no more new snakes until they're all done. :(

-adam

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Hey I remember one of my wedding anniversaries where my husband went to bed early with 3 females and none of them were me! :(

(It happened we had Brannagh, Orlah and Saoirse all quarantined in the master bedroom that year. LOL)