Quote Originally Posted by coldblooded View Post
I'm sorry you had to go through that, it sounds very rough

I don't know how long it takes IBD to show up in animals other than ball pythons, but I would consider all your animals under quarantine now that shared a room with it if they weren't already before. From what I have heard, some python species can live with it for a while much like some boas can. I would be keeping a very close eye on them.

Hopefully it wasn't IBD or something easily transmissible.

I know it must be hard to be around animals every day that need rescuing. I have taken in rescues before on more than one occasion. We take a huge risk in doing so, though..

I'm sorry you were offended by some peoples' posts but I really do think they had your (or the snake's) best interest at heart. It is true that it cannot be conclusive that it was IBD since there was no necropsy, but you made a judgement call that was necessary.
I hope to god it wasn't IBD, but knowing the symptoms it could have been, although I'm not a vet so I don't know for sure. It seemed very rough for him though, so I didn't want to keep this snake until the next time I go back to the sanctuary. That might've been torture for the snake if that is what I decided.

Sometimes it's strange seeing some sicknesses with some animals at the sanctuary, but others like RIs (in snakes) or MDB (in lizards) is common so it isn't too strange seeing those. Whenever I notice an RI (I see it so much I know how to point it out.. just the reptiles people bring to us have it) I always tell whoever is there at the moment so the snake can be checked out.

I was a bit offended by some posts, but not too many since I don't believe I really should take too much offense to others' posts on a forum. I hope they understood my situation and how I reacted to it though.


I may add in that in September I should be moving to my other house since the renter is kind of.. trashing the place.. and I will have my own reptile room where my established collection will be at, unless I decide to make it a QT room since it's the room at the back of the house.