Red Tail Boa and IBD and transmission to BP's

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Read Jacobson's papers on IBD. He actually wrote two excellent articles in Reptiles Magazine.

I will! I want to learn as much about this disease as I can....

In other words - a negative biopsy may mean nothing.

I never disagreed with this point.

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I'm sorry, I just don't see how a large fraction of boas can have IBD. If they did, boas (and pythons) would be dying right and left. So few people observe proper quarantine procedures, IBD would be running rampant throughout the boid trade.

I'm not saying we shouldn't be cautious.... I'm just saying I still don't believe this numbers to be accurate. Also, if a boa breeder had IBD, it would probably run through his collection in no time. Some boas are asymptomatic; some are not. I'd say go with a good/trusted breeder and you should be fine. (I'd still quarantine for six months, at least, however.)