Snakes Incorporated

[champagne]

Hey, just wanted to say how freakin' thankful I am that I always quarentine, as I just had my redtail die from IBD which is highly contagious, and had he been in, or near the snake room, my IJ would of gotten it and died aswell probably.  Now I just have to sterilize EVERYTHING.  Remember to always quarentine your animals when you get them (just a friendly reminder)

Justin

[Autoshoty]

im not aware of all the snake terms so what is IBD?

thanks, Dave

[Snakes Incorporated]

Hope that the reader has a strong stomach

BD (Burm's disease) is a hobby name for a disease that has yet to be properly named.

Hatchlings look and seemingly healthy, happy and normal with a fully functional immuno system. As time goes by, the immuno system starts to deteriorate and continues to do so till it is gone
The Burmese disease causes some sort of immuno-suppression that causes the snakes to be very susceptible to secondary respiratory infections. It can be compared to the relationship between AIDS and pneumococcal pneumonia in humans.

A snake afflicted with BD-related pneumonia coughs up thick yellow mucus, often coughing it out of the glottis with such force that it can be found stuck all over the walls of the cage. The cause of death is almost always asphyxiation, because snakes really aren’t built to cough well (long thin trachea and no diaphragm) and these vanilla-pudding boogers get caught in their trachea.