To be fair it was roughly 45 days before they were tested out of a 60 day quarantine and not months. I neglected to test them on arrival (very busy week) and that was my fault. I understand that fell out of any possible health guarantees from NERD but..... there's a reason I paid so much for NERD snakes, right?
Obviously naive in hindsight. I still don't expect a refund, partial refund, or compensation and expect that all I'll ever get is a big fat Do Not Sell flag (but that's not very concerning).
As you saw in the thread NERD continues to refuse to test before shipping. That part is still mind blowing to me - testing is cheaper than return shipping and shipping (twice, in a short period mind you) can trigger severe health concerns in nidovirus infected animals. Why refuse to test? Jeremy is completely knowledgeable about testing and how this virus "works". The test takes minutes. Fishhead Labs themselves even popped in to mention it.
I talked to Jeremy throughout February, March, and April to try to find alternatives or some action we could take and each round of testing always comes back with the NERD animals being the only ones positive.
I can't send them back to NERD. I can't keep them. Their current housing is temporary at best at another location. The remaining answer is to have them all euthanized once things get a little more normal in the world.
