Quarantaine ?

[JibbaJabba]

Ok, this might be a REALLY stupid question.

People say to put a snake into quarantine when you get it from someone etc., but you should house snakes on their own anyway, so what is different to housing a snake by itself and quarantine ?

Do you make sure it is in a complete separate room, or just make sure it doesn't even share the same viv stack etc. ?

[Igby]

It needs to be housed a minimum of one room away. I read that white paper towels should be used as substrate instead of mulch (aspen, cypress, repti-bark, etc.) as this will help you tell if your snake has mites more easily.You should wash your hands very thoroughly and, if possible, change your clothing after handling the new ball python before you handle your established ball pythons from your collection (mites could get on your clothes without you noticing and you could pass your healthy snakes Inclusion Body Disease if you dont wash your hands well enough). Don't offer a rodent to any of the snakes in your collection if you offered the same rodent to the ball python in quarantine. And of course you should probably avoid using the same tongs or thoroughly disinfect them first if you only have one pair. I hope that I have been helpful.

[h00blah]

i quarantined my snakes in 10 gallon tanks in the living room (opposite end of the house)

[JibbaJabba]

Thanks guys. Makes perfectly sense now ;-)