Is there anyway to conduct a test for IBD while a snake is alive? I know that it is one of the biggest turnoffs of purchasing boas, and it would be awesome to be able to say 'All the bos in my collection have been tested and are IBD free'
Additionally, do any of you who breed boas have a policy on what you would do if someone contacted you a year or two after purchasing a boa claiming it died, had a necropsy and was found to have IBD?
Obviously there would be variables in there that would be hard to verify like the exposure the snake may have had to other potiential IBD carriers-but that's the same as a snake dying a month after you've sold it-you can't be sure whether it was your problem or if it was because the owner didn't give it appropriate care.
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