Ok, so I've lurked this thread since it's inception, mostly out of morbid curiosity as to how this saga would unravel. I've been passive witness to it from the very beginning... Late 2008! I haven't felt the need to post here unless I could provide any potentially useful input, which is today, in response to:
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Originally Posted by rc625
1) 3) I am not going to be posting any results of any tests (yes i found them by the way) because even though those test results show negative, that doesn't do you any good when you have ONE test result come back at a later time showing you have a snake that is considered to be a "carrier of IBD"... Yes, Ashley had a snake that was deemed a "carrier" and did not show any symptoms. Once she found this out, she got rid of it immediately, but it doesn't help the fact that this snake was her VERY FIRST snake now does it?
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Originally Posted by rc625
I saw the question, you just don't wanna know the answer  secrets don't all come out at once. |
That snake was called "Aurora." A pet shop boa that was soon co-habbed with various other impulse / craigslist snakes in glass aquariums (
links to follow below).
I have been a member of redtailboa.net for some years now, and it is worth noting that rtb.net was the first forum that Ms. Ashley King / Caspillo joined when she entered the hobby. She never hesitated to incriminate herself (and annoy the community at large) by posting
every mundane detail about her life on that forum continuously for about 2 years, from her ethically bankrupt animal husbandry and trade practices, questionable financing of her "collection," and spotty/dramatic personal life. Most pertinent to this thread, her acquiring snakes from various origins, absolute lack of quarantine (and warnings thereof), and constant mite infestation from the outset. Many of us recognized from the very beginning that things would not turn out well for this 'aspiring breeder,' but as goes most things in life, lessons sadly get learned the hard way.
Anyhow, here is where it all started:
http://redtailboa.net/forums/check-c...irl-block.html
Soon to be followed by:
http://redtailboa.net/forums/boas/51127-im-getting.html
....
http://redtailboa.net/forums/boas/51...ected-but.html
and
http://redtailboa.net/forums/boas/51...more-boas.html
http://redtailboa.net/forums/boas/51...abies-duw.html
and of course, right on cue, MITES!
http://redtailboa.net/forums/boas/51...gonna-cry.html
All of these threads are literally just the very tip of the iceberg, as one can imagine. All of these posts were made within the
first 2 months of the first snake she acquired, and she was chided and warned about shoddy quarantine by various members from the very outset.
If my memory serves me correctly, little more research may uncover the fate of that
original, apparently IBD-carrying boa (according to Mr. Caspillo himself), and I'll post if I can dig it up. I feel bad for any and all people and animals who did any sort of business with these two, for all of the shady dealings that were had, needless suffering of animals, mite infestations and illnesses that were spread, etc, etc. However, let this whole debacle stand as an example of why one should do their diligent homework on snake "vendors" before purchasing, let alone trusting and partnering with other hobbyists one meets on the interwebs.