Quote Originally Posted by Erie_herps View Post
What illnesses are usually lethal? I haven't heard that most are lethal, some, but not most.
If you follow proper quarantine procedures many rescues are curable. I've seen some where geckos (even ones with rubber-like legs from mbd) are on their deathbed and still recover. However, proper quarantine is a must along with testing.
Well crypto is what I am talking about. I have gotten opinions on my situation from other reptile keepers before and most of them basically made clear that cryptosporida is a death sentence and it's uncurable. Most common in leopard geckos (which I didn't know) and apparently transfarable to snakes also.
Someone even told me I should not touch my snake for two years now since these cryptos are that horrible. It basically made me feel like I have the black death in my home and my snake will be on deaths bed because of it. That's why I am paranoid now about germs with my snake.