Nailed it! Great post.Originally Posted by bcr229
I would suggest you read this and take it to heart as there are diseases out there that will rip through your collection and kill every snake you own in a matter of weeks:
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...antine-process
Second, read my post #13 at https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...e-boa!!!/page2
Third, you need to understand that things have change a LOT in the herp industry in just the past few years. Between internet forums and Facebook there is a lot more information available on proper keeping and veterinary care. Discerning buyers also note who the best-of-the-best sellers are; who has ever shipped sick animals or ones with mites, who quarantines, who is willing to buy from the less-than-reputable or downright criminals in the industry, etc.
Personally I would wave-off shipment of any new snakes until you have the mite problem under control, even if you have to pay their current keepers "board" to hang onto them until your current animals have been cleared. Then, you don't receive any new ones until you can properly quarantine them away from your clean critters.
Yes this puts limits on how many critters you can purchase in a given year, but that also makes you a much more picky buyer with higher-quality, healthy critters in the long run.
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