BP diseases (and prevention)??

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IBD is not the only incurable, fatal disease a python can get. It's just the most well known.

That being said...if you properly care for your snakes, they are at an extremely low risk for getting sick. Snakes exposed to long periods of extreme environmental conditions or high stress levels may develop infections of the skin or respiratory tracts, but these can almost always be treated successfully by a qualified vet.

The real risk comes when bringing outside snakes into your home and exposing your snakes to a virus they have never been exposed to before. Always get your animals from a trusted, reliable source, and always practice strict quarantine procedures to mitigate that risk. And as mentioned above, if you can, it's best to house boas and pythons in completely separate rooms, at the very least.

as much research as I've done I've never heard about the dangers of housing boas too close in proximity to BPs. I will look into this but it does present a few logistical problems for me as I live in a studio apartment.

as usual, thanks to the mods and administrators for their willingness to provide supplemental information as often as they're willing to answer random queries from the hoi polloi.