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Originally Posted by mrwenninger
It is not known how inclusion body disease virus is spread--only that it is contagious. <snip> Michael Wenninger DVM
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Thanks very much for your information.
My boss told me that Gary had been in again when I visited the store yesterday. She said that *he* didn't believe the vet when he was told it was IBD that killed his redtail. And that he had gone out and purchased another snake. She did tell me that he said he purchased another cage for the new snake.
Unfortunately, fact remains, he still has a ball python that could have very easily contracted the disease and it could easily be passed back to the new snake....assuming the new snake doesn't have it already if he purchased the snake from the same place as he purchased the last one.
The man won't listen to reason. If he is correct that his other redtail did not have IBD, WONDERFUL. But he doesn't *know*. So now he has put another snake at risk.
Ugh....
And my redtail is in a seperate area of the house as my ball python and I shower and change my clothes after handling my redtail.
Kelly