Ok I/ we all work real hard to keep our bp/boa/herp's cages clean, water bowls clean etc. We scrub,bleach,virosan them to death.

But yet in the wild they live in, lets face it, dirty conditions. Now I have heard the arguement about how they in living in the wild build up immunity to many things. Why then can't they build the same immunity in a confined space.

I guess I am comparing them to lets say children. Back in the day we eat dirt, played in mud and sneezed on each other yet children didn't have near the allergies or problems they have now in catching colds etc so darn easy.

I guess I am asking if your around not to clean situations you do build up antibodies so why would our herps not do the same as they do in the wild.

I am not debating that we should not clean our cages, just food for thought and discussion. And as in everything in life I understand there are exceptions to the rules.

I tell ya sometimes my mind just wanders way to much, but lets hear from others who may actually have some info related to this.