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MissCat
Fully Grown Royal
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 Posted - 22/08/2009 : 12:40:57
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| what's the general consensus on how long it should be? only, i have had athena for 3 months on the 30th, no mites now (touch wood) and was considering getting her out of quarantine in a couple of weeks...whaddya all think? |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22/08/2009 : 12:53:58
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| 3 months min, 6 months ideally for me. |
 
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MissCat
Fully Grown Royal
1971 Posts |
Posted - 22/08/2009 : 12:55:11
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Remmy
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
642 Posts |
Posted - 22/08/2009 : 13:09:05
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Originally posted by Blackecho
3 months min, 6 months ideally for me.
Be, as a matter of interest why keep a snake in quarantine for 6 months. What wouldnt you notice on a snake after 3 months? Just being nosey like  |
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22/08/2009 : 13:11:30
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lots of things can lie dormant in a snake, probably the worst is ibd...
with my royals i only did a month...
my corns i did the same to,
if i had a boa i would give it a year.... |
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sexychef
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Remmy
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
642 Posts |
Posted - 22/08/2009 : 14:29:23
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Why keep a boa seperate for a year or for good?
btw what is ibd |
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matty18714
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Remmy
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
642 Posts |
Posted - 22/08/2009 : 20:51:20
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| Thanks for that matty, a very sad case. Makes a lot of sense now. |
1.0.0 Ghost corn Tynan
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AddicksGlenn
Yearling
United Kingdom
388 Posts |
Posted - 07/09/2009 : 21:26:14
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Wondering where people put their new snakes while in quarantine?
Montiiee is in my bedroom, when i collect Hera tomorrow i haven't worked out where to put her yet.
Living room and kitchen are too noisy and too busy.
Bathroom and Toilet are definately a NO-No lol.
That only leaves the kids bedrooms, do i trust them not to worry my baby?  |
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Gingerpony
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/09/2009 : 21:33:57
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space is a factor on practical quarantining..........
is there a quiet corner, maybe up high on some furniture in the living room? |
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AddicksGlenn
Yearling
United Kingdom
388 Posts |
Posted - 08/09/2009 : 05:05:28
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Originally posted by Gingerpony
space is a factor on practical quarantining..........
is there a quiet corner, maybe up high on some furniture in the living room?
No such thing as a quiet corner in my house. Thats why Montiiee is in my bedroom as it's the only place that is quiet. |
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dazb
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2847 Posts |
Posted - 08/09/2009 : 06:41:22
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| I live in a flat and quarantine is pretty much impossible for me. |
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karl
Fully Grown Royal
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Posted - 08/09/2009 : 11:03:34
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OK, so I will be honest here. Quarantine is basically and up and down thing in the house, new down, old up. BUT I am totally aware that I have no chance of changing clothing etc before changing snakes.
With IBD and Boas, really if it doesn't happen VERY soon, then you are gonna be clear. In large Boid farms they have been known to keep royals in the mix to look out for IBD, as Royals tend to catch IBD FAST.
I would say 6-8 weeks for mites, but they are easily treated, so no biggy. |
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Kazerella
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/09/2009 : 16:29:22
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| We quarentine ours in our bedroom and 3 months is the minimum. We had Munky for over a month before we found his mites, so it's worth sticking it out. |
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Gingerpony
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2663 Posts |
Posted - 08/09/2009 : 20:44:49
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Originally posted by karl
I would say 6-8 weeks for mites, but they are easily treated, so no biggy.
but its much easier if you only have to treat one snake and one enclosure through effective quarantining  |
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dazb
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/09/2009 : 18:47:54
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| Mites can survive for aprox 24-48 hours without food and females can cover distances of up to 55 foot in an hour looking for a place to lay eggs. Makes you think about distances between snakes when quarantining. |
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