Quick Question With IBD

[reptidude1]

how long after a snake contracts it is an reaction shown?

[mainbutter]

I can't give you an exact time estimate, but I can tell you it depends on the species.

Pythons are notorious for going down the tubes FAST. Days? A couple weeks?

Boas are notorious for being carriers and not showing symptoms for long periods of time.

I've never heard of IBD with regards to colubrids or other snakes.

[reptidude1]

my bad i didnt mean boas i ment ball pythons. I thought i put that in my post?? Im going crazy none of mine have it thank God but im just curious

[mainbutter]

The recommended QT period is 90 days/3 months. BPs will show IBD well before this.

Hopefully someone will have a more exact answer for you but that's all I have

[blackcrystal22]

my bad i didnt mean boas i ment ball pythons. I thought i put that in my post?? Im going crazy none of mine have it thank God but im just curious

Boas can have the disease asymptomatically in the lysogenic phase for years. (Kind of like how HIV works in humans).
Pythons will usually show signs of the disease and have fatal consequences within a few months.
Colubrids have never had signs of carrying or contracting IBD.

[wilomn]

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Colubrids have never had signs of carrying or contracting IBD.[/QUOTE]

Actually, it has been found in kingsnakes at the least and I'm pretty sure there were two other colubrid species as well. It's rare but has been documented.

I was just speaking to a Vet. the other day about this and he told me the species but I am drawing a total blank on the other ones.

[Skiploder]

I can't give you an exact time estimate, but I can tell you it depends on the species.

Pythons are notorious for going down the tubes FAST. Days? A couple weeks?

Boas are notorious for being carriers and not showing symptoms for long periods of time.

I've never heard of IBD with regards to colubrids or other snakes.

Some pythons succumb quickly - others may remain asymptomatic as long as boas do.

Similar inclusion bodies have also been found in colubrids and crotalids. When I e-mailed Dr. Jacobson he said that it had only been found in one colubrid and that it needed to be revisited because it was based on H&E staining.