I have been making the terrible mistake of reading too many forum posts and getting myself in a worrysome little mode.

I know quite a bit about IBD, I know it's fatal, I know it can hide in Boas for at least a year, maybe even longer before they show signs, and I know pythons catch it fast and die earlier.

I have now read six stories of people who had to euthanize their entire collections because of outbreaks of IBD and that just is terrifying and awful.

It's sort of frightening because it just -seems- so common, though I don't know exactly how common and how many outbreaks there have been. It's awful that this disease hasn't been obliterated.

I guess I need some reassuring right now, as I am worried about ever introducing a new pet to the family, especially since I am so fond of boas. We would always do great quarantine, but even the idea of buying a new friend, getting attached, and watching him suffer and die just doesn't sound appealing!

All I know about IBD really are the devastating effects of it, I don't really know the frequency of it in the trade. It seems like even a few of the big names have been hit before!

But of course the internet is always full of horror stories and this is why I'm not allowed to look at anything medical online for fear of leading myself to believe I have some horrible incurable disease when I just have the sniffles. You know how that goes


It's also very late at night/early morning right now, so I'm sure this post sounds quite silly. So ignore my over worriedness, but I would like any information regarding this nasty thing. I never want an animal with IBD to come through my door! :/