Have you guys read this sad IBD story?

[rabernet]

Based on the timelines - I don't think it was IBD.

I quarantined her from my other four Balls for six weeks

And then all the other balls that got sick - this went on for MONTHS according to her timeline.

It's my understanding that IBD is extremely aggressive in pythons, and that once a python is exposed to it, will kill it in under 30 days.

In fact, like it or not - and probably a dirty little secret, many boa breeders will "test" individuals their collection by housing them with a normal male ball python. If the python survives the 30 day "trial", they conclude that boa is not a carrier of IBD.