Yeah, I read through all the comments and have been following the discussions. I really hope the breeders who have also faced this will come forward so we can attempt to find patient zero by tracking snake purchases and who stuff came from, that way other people can be aware of what's going on. It's a shame that this hit the community, its a devastating situation. Whether or not its a new strain of IBD, or whether or not it will affect other species, this is a massive and scary hit on the retic community. I'm fortunate enough that I've stayed away from new stuff for the most part in the last few months. Only things that have entered my collection have been from people I know personally. I couldn't imaging losing 90% of a collection from a disease, and even then, you'd have to be pretty scared to bring anything into the house since you have no idea what you're fighting and how long it can remain dormant without a host . . .
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