Other species of snakes Quarantined

[West Coast Jungle]

Reptile mites can be transfered from any reptile to any reptile.

Then whatever disease one reptile may have could be transfered via mites.


I have heard of dealers putting Sevin dust (I think thats how its spelled) on the floor in their quarrantine room and keeping enclosures away from each other so if they do get an animal with mites they would be killed as the crawled across the floor.

I have a different room and all new arrivals are put in tubs treated with PAM as if they already had mites. Luckily I have never had a problem.

[MitsuMike]

If keeping animals in the same room isn't QTing them right, then I have never QT'd one animal I own. I keep them in seperate tubs and make sure they do not get handled without washing hands.

Haha. From my understanding I haven't seen or heard of any airborne diseases or viruses. But I'll see what other ppl say before making any misinformed points.
I'll PAM it too cuz I now mites can travel.

[Skiploder]

Haha. From my understanding I haven't seen or heard of any airborne diseases or viruses.

Paramyxovirus is airborne.

[jjsnakedude]

Paramyxovirus is airborne.

I have been hearing people say this but I dont know what it is. Anyone want to shed some light?

[jjsnakedude]

Paramyxovirus is airborne.

I have been hearing people say this but I dont know what it is. Anyone want to shed some light?

[MitsuMike]

Paramyxovirus is airborne.

BUT the animal will show signs of an RI, so you will know if the virus is present.

[Skiploder]

BUT the animal will show signs of an RI, so you will know if the virus is present.

Will it?

"In many of the outbreaks on OPMV infection, minimal or no clinical signs are noted by the keeper/owner. Often snakes will be found dead in their cage early in the morning, having died the night before. Many of these snakes appear to be in good health with good weight and normal behavior prior to death. Clinical signs can be subtle or non-specific such as off feed for one to two weeks. "

I don't think so............

[MitsuMike]

Will it?

"In many of the outbreaks on OPMV infection, minimal or no clinical signs are noted by the keeper/owner. Often snakes will be found dead in their cage early in the morning, having died the night before. Many of these snakes appear to be in good health with good weight and normal behavior prior to death. Clinical signs can be subtle or non-specific such as off feed for one to two weeks. "

I don't think so............

I'm trying to find the point in all this. Your just proving there is no safe quarantine process besides leaving ur snake in a bubble to 3-6 months and getting it test every month.

[Skiploder]

I'm trying to find the point in all this. Your just proving there is no safe quarantine process besides leaving ur snake in a bubble to 3-6 months and getting it test every month.

The only points I am making are in response to inaccurate comments you made:

(1) There are airborne reptile pathogens.
(2) OPMV oftentimes presents with NO symptoms.

Plan your QT procedures accordingly. If you want to take short cuts, it's no sweat off my back.

For some diseases - there are no 100% effective QT procedures. For many, there are.

Many of us to separate our animals for 3 to 6 months and many of us test animals prior to mixing them into the general population. Those are responsble and effective QT measures that minimize, but do not completely eliminate risk.

While OPMV isn't really a concern with your geckoes, crypto could be. Sterilizing tools isn't always enough, as there are other ways you could potentially spread the disease from one animal to another.

However with respect to the OPs question, proper quarantine is essential as there are many more pathogens that are transferable from snake to snake.