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The thing is, you don't get an RI from being shipped. If the snake was sick the day you got it, it was sick when it was shipped.
The little voice in my head says maybe there's more to the story than meets the eye.
Who's the seller?
I may not be very smart, but what if I am?
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Re: Never been in this situation... Advice please!
 Originally Posted by wilomn
The thing is, you don't get an RI from being shipped. If the snake was sick the day you got it, it was sick when it was shipped.
The little voice in my head says maybe there's more to the story than meets the eye.
Who's the seller?
Is that so? I was under the impression that a RI could occor during times of intense stress (shipping). Could the snake have just been harboring the illness until stressed, then it took over? I purchased him from All American Exotics, they seem to have a pretty good name.
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It's possible but unlikely.
Did you have a necropsy done?
I may not be very smart, but what if I am?
Stinky says, "Women should be obscene but not heard." Stinky is one smart man.
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I've been lucky and have never that happen either, and I'm really worried about what would happen if I wound up in that situation. But I'm real sorry about your snake, and I'm glad the breeder was able to make it right.
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Re: Never been in this situation... Advice please!
 Originally Posted by MiamiRoyalPythons
Is that so? I was under the impression that a RI could occor during times of intense stress (shipping). Could the snake have just been harboring the illness until stressed, then it took over? I purchased him from All American Exotics, they seem to have a pretty good name.
You are shipping kind of early in the season. And I find cold animals are way more stressed after shipping, and often require treatment for intestinal flagellates. While animals I get locally or ship in nice weather settle in immediately.
But this was from north FL to south FL? I suppose it could get cold, but I'd think that was pretty safe bet.
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No necropsy done - far too expensive for me right now, especially since the breeder has made a formal effort to reimburse most of my cost.
And yes, he came to me from north FL and I'm in south FL. He arrived warm, just wheezing and had the bubbles/mucus in his mouth.
Still kind of sucks, it's always the sick ones you grow closer too. He was my only snake with a name right now. I called him Bubbles.
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