Quote Originally Posted by Pennstater6 View Post
I don't have the money for any of that. I'm just a college student. If any illness were to crop up I would have no problem paying for tests but I just don't have the cash to do preventative tests. I'm very aware of IBD and will take precautions to prevent to spread of it if my snake has it. On a side note if a mod could combine this thread and my other one that would be great. I'm still getting used to tapatalk.
If your snake has it the ONLY THING TO DO IS PUT IT DOWN. It is untreatable and 100% fatal in pythons. The modes of transmission are unknown so there is very little you can do to prevent it once a snake tests positive.