How common is ibd in snakes?

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If you want to learn more about IBD, I would reccomend papers published by Dr. Jacobson. In short, yes, IBD could spread from his boa to his ball python, but was the death actually confirmed IBD? If not, I would be hesitant to suggest that as cause of death.

Prevalence varies hugely depending on species, I have seen some studies suggest a prevalence of anywhere between 6-19% in captive snakes, however this includes an observed ~40% prevalence in boa constrictors. IBD is most commonly found in boas, most of which, are clinically healthy. There are limited studies on prevalence, but other species more commonly affected include burmese and reticulated pythons as well as rainbow boas. IBD is far rarer in ball pythons and other boid snakes, but I wouldn't discount it entirely. However, Paramyxovirus is statistically, of much larger concern.