So, is there an official verdict on RI prevention??

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Considering how extremely variable conditions can be for ball pythons in the wild, do any of you think that illness in captivity might be somewhat related to the sterility they live in during infancy?

I've heard for a while that children who are allowed to get dirty as babies tend to have stronger immune systems as adults and are less likely to develop allergies/asthma.

Do you think it might be possible that keeping their enclosures SUPER STERILE might be doing some harm?

Yes, I do and the Barkers even address that in their book. Knock wood, in my 7 years of keeping ball pythons, I've never had a RI in my collection.

For the most part in weekly maintenance, I so a simple wipe clean, with a quarterly super clean/disinfection. I believe this allows my animals to build up natural resistances to my home environment.

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