During my absence from BP.net

[PythonWallace]

That's terrible. I can't even imagine something like that happening to me. That lady should have been a lot smarter than that.

[adizziedoll]

Oh my, jesse I am so heartbroken to hear this. I cant even imagine the pain you are going through -

I know it sucks a LOT right now, but I dont think you should close yourself off completely. I know when Im having a bad day, my snakes are one thing I can turn to to make me happy. Give yourself some time, and then entertain the idea of maybe picking up a new buddy.

Geez, again I am so so freaking sorry about this.

[West Coast Jungle]

I am so sorry to hear about your loss. Hopefully one day you will feel better and want to start again. Hopefully your story will help someone else from having this tragedy from happening to them.

[jessie_k_pythons]

I still some day want to have a Pastel male BP to call my own. With all the healing this little fella has done for me I might get one in a few years.

[elevatethis]

While IBD is transferred from snake to snake, I don't recall ever reading that IBD could hitchhike on the owner and then be transferred to another collection that way.

I took this from the link posted above:

Exposure to this retrovirus appears to be due to a transfer of body fluids. Breeding, fight wounds, and fecal/oral contamination are common ways of transfer. Casual handling of an infected specimen and then a normal specimen does not appear to create enough viral exposure to cause infection.

Could you post the lab results that your vet gave you? I'm sure we'd all be curious to see exactly what it was.

[jdmls88]

I still some day want to have a Pastel male BP to call my own. With all the healing this little fella has done for me I might get one in a few years.

Great lookin Turtle!

[littleindiangirl]

Here is another useful link with illness and disease.
ACVC 2001, Snake Medicine

I have read that the common suspect of spreading disease is through the mite.

[LadyOhh]

While IBD is transferred from snake to snake, I don't recall ever reading that IBD could hitchhike on the owner and then be transferred to another collection that way.

Could you post the lab results that your vet gave you? I'm sure we'd all be curious to see exactly what it was.

I am very curious about this as well.

I am very sorry for your loss.

[MeMe]

Could you post the lab results that your vet gave you? I'm sure we'd all be curious to see exactly what it was.

I am very curious about this as well.

me too.

[jessie_k_pythons]

I'll Find the paperwork when I get a chance. I'm packing up everything right now for a move back to AZ so I'll start unpacking some boxes when I get a chance.


My husband was put out of the military.

I didnt read the paperwork, I just couldnt ... I just asked the vet out right was it was. if it was transfered by mites then that would make more since, and it wouldnt surprise me one bit. I have heard cases of mites clinging to cloths after some one has held a snake with mites but for all i know that could be false. you guys are the experts lol.