Quote Originally Posted by Aeries View Post
A large number of boas never see a vet in their lives, and most who do see one because something is wrong with them. Same with the necropys...a person is more likely to have one done if they don't know why their animal died. Therefore, the chance that boas examined by vets have IBD is greater than the population of boas as a whole.
Read the enitre article. If that's the case, why was the disease absent (in the same study) in over 300 pythons?

Better yet, e-mail Dr. Jacobson and ask him two questions:

(1) How prevalent does he think the disease is in boa constrictors?
(2) What does he think of the level of interest/concern from the reptile community?