QT one snake comes out 2 go in

[Joe balls]

I have been observing a new addition for any illness that may show up after we got home. Seems great clean and a eater he is. Took his first meal F/T (he came with about 30 large mice.) day after we got home then again on his 6th day. I'm confident he's health I saw the conditions he came from and he was a loved pet.
How long do YOU QT your new guys?
tonight I got a banana and a bumblebee and as the collection grows I'd feel horrible getting one snake sick but now I'm up to 7 I'm also concerned at cost of 7 RI treatments or mites. I sanitize with OCD like changing paper towels multiple times daily.disinfect prevent and I found new clear tubs I like so they are brand new then cleaned.
one more thing I keep the QT tub downstairs away from main snakes area. Is this overkill? I've already gone up and down like 10 times just to check on them

[DVirginiana]

I usually do a 90 day quarantine for any reptiles.

This is mainly for colubrids though; I get the impression that QT for contrictors is a bit more intense so maybe it wouldn't take quite as long?

[Joe balls]

I usually do a 90 day quarantine for any reptiles.

This is mainly for colubrids though; I get the impression that QT for contrictors is a bit more intense so maybe it wouldn't take quite as long?

Wow, than I'm gonna go do some reading and research I am defiantly not an authority and havent got close from reading some threads.
how do you get a ready to breed female that QTs for 3 months?

[DVirginiana]

Wow, than I'm gonna go do some reading and research I am defiantly not an authority and havent got close from reading some threads.
how do you get a ready to breed female that QTs for 3 months?

lol I know you'd ideally QT all snakes in another room (I'm currently using my parents' house as QT since they are into snakes and have my old room free) but I know a lot of ppl who QT colubrids in the same room and just don't handle or use the same equipment. Of course I'm not aware of any really devastating diseases that can spread through a colubrid collection like they can with constrictors so the procedure may be different.

[ajmreptiles]

If I remember correctly, it is advised that you QT your animal for at least 30 days, though a lot of people I think would suggest 60-90 day QT. I personally do a 60 day QT with tending to the animal last when doing daily maintenance on my collection.

[Sauzo]

Wow, than I'm gonna go do some reading and research I am defiantly not an authority and havent got close from reading some threads.
how do you get a ready to breed female that QTs for 3 months?

Don't take this the wrong way but I would be much more concerned about my animals health and well being over if one is ready to breed. If you got a new female ready to breed and have 7 snakes, think of it this way, you manage to breed that one female but now you got 7 snakes with RI or IBD and bam you just lost your set up if its IBD and if its RI, well then you are looking at probably around $1000+ to have them all checked out and treated and that's assuming your vet gives you a group discount. I don't breed yet but when/if I do, my main concern will be my collections well being over making a few bucks and since if I do breed, it will be for morphs I like and maybe want to add to my collection over turning a buck.

[PitOnTheProwl]

Wow, than I'm gonna go do some reading and research I am defiantly not an authority and havent got close from reading some threads.
how do you get a ready to breed female that QTs for 3 months?

90 days minimum and to answer your question: You don't, not worth the risk to any of my animals.

If you add any animals to QT then the time starts over for everyone already there too.

[Skiploder]

There are diseases that can be present in animals for an indefinite period of time. Some animals are asymptomatic carriers of various viruses.

For garden variety stuff like mites, other external parasites and common bacterial infections, etc., 90 days is fine.

However, there are many diseases that affect all snakes that can go undetected during that period.

Bottom line: buy your snakes from reputable breeders. Do not buy your snakes from people who purchase large lots of animals from private breeders, do not buy snakes from anyone who has a large turnover of animals coming in and going out.

Reputable breeders? Well, just because someone is high profile, posts a lot on forums or has a fancy web page does not mean they are reputable. A reputable BREEDER is someone who has a fairly closed and STABLE collection of animals. A reputable breeder can provide you with records on each animal.

[Sonny1318]

I've been doing this for thirty some years. Over that time probably 35 plus, mostly boas and pythons. And a few kings and milks. I like to think I know a little. But Skiploder, you definitely know you stuff. Hats off to you my man. And thanks to you, I know a little more. Sincerely. And I defiinitly agree about breeders.

[bcr229]

I QT mine for a minimum of 90 days at someone else's house. I prefer to buy younger animals, breeder-direct is ideal, as there's more potential for older animals to have been exposed to more collections, and thus more chance for them to pick up a disease along the way.

If I do get an older critter it's from someone who has had it for a while and who has a great reputation. If it's a proven breeder female and it produced a clutch during the last season, I give her a year off to recover, as I only breed my girls every other year anyway.