I honestly think that if you aren't sure of proper QT procedures, or even how diseases travel between animals, you really should back up and make sure you have these things down cold before you begin breeding. Proper knowledge of the animal is a must when raising youngsters. What if you have a hatchling that won't feed? What if you have a youngster get RI and you don't know how it gets passed around? What if the dreaded IBD makes its way into your collection, and not only does it wipe out your 22 ball pythons but also the babies you've produced? You're taking a huge risk by doing this the way you are. A minimum of 30 days quarantine should be practiced at least, if not the 90 day quarantine that's truly recommended. Even 30 days would be better than nothing though.
I've got some animals loaned out to a friend for breeding projects, but I know her and know how she cares for her collection, or I wouldn't have even considered it. Did she quarantine my animals before breeding? Absolutely, and I am not the slightest bit offended. I would do the same for her or anyone else, despite the fact that I trust her. I have even flat out told my customers who are still relatively new to snakes to quarantine the ones they've bought from me before introducing to any others in their collection. Do I think I sold them an unhealthy animal? Absolutely not, but quaratine is always the best habit to practice, regardless of who the animal comes from. Would I quarantine aniamls from the little guy selling a few animals online? Yep. Would I quarantine animals from any of the big breeders? You betcha. Everything that comes in gets quarantined.
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