I'm sad to say that IBD has claimed my first ever BP. I plan on returning to the store to warn them of a possible outbreak from whatever breeder they buy as well as their stock.

This really is a heartbreaking for this to be my first experience in herping,especially so having to watch the poor little be robbed of what should have been a long life. I'll be throwing away what I can from the enclosure and clean and disinfecting what I can't with a diluted bleach solution, then let stuff sit outside a few weeks in the cold.

I'll be buying from a local breeder this time around if I can find one. While his life may have been cut short, he turned many people around who once feared snakes, to see them in a different light and even find them cute. He truly changed some lives.

And I want to thank those that offered great advice to me on these forums, it's probably what allowed him to live longer than expected.