Quote Originally Posted by twh View Post
this brings up a interesting point,how can you be sure boas don't have IBD? it's my understanding that large snakes can carry IBD without showing any sighs for years,while BP's die in a short amount of time.

i just had a friend in another city put her whole collection down because of IBD that probally came from a burm.i'm getting to the point that i don't want to get animals from anybody that works with both species.just thinking out loud here,any thoughts?
Testing is possible but I believe that the animal has to be an adult. I think. They take spinal fluid from just behind the head. I am not sure if the animal has to be an adult or just a certain size. I have always been told "larger animals" now what "larger" means I have no clue.