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Quarantine setup

bryanb

bryanb

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Well I am now expecting 2 adult females from 2 differant places and I need to set up quarantine. And I figured it would help to show exactly how I was setting it up so 1 I can get any input from the vets and 2 show a cheap and easy setup that takes up very little room.
I picked up these 26.5 qt zip lock tubs with heavy locking lids "my 6 foot boas can't open them" and drilled 6-1/4 inch holes in each side.

They will be lined with paper and each will have a water bowl a rock and 2 6 inch pots with a arch cut out of each for hides.
This is an 8 inch pot to show what they look like.

So in all it's a enclosure less than $20 so if something is wrong the entire thing can be tossed. The two of them will be set on a shelf for 90days minamum with a thermostat controlled heat mat and no worries of escape or contamination.
 
Looks good. The only thing I'd probably do differently is quarantine them in separate rooms, since they're coming from different places, and one might have mites or something that could travel to the other.
 
One thing I have done with new incoming animals is pretreat newspaper or paper towels with Provent A Mite, for the new animals.
I used to have an extra bin set up with a stack of pretreated newspaper, and a separate one for the paper towels, just for this purpose.
 
They are both coming from repitable people Ben Siegel and Travis whistler but both will be looked over and I may do the pre treat thing I still have a couple days before they are here.
 
bryanb said:
They are both coming from repitable people Ben Siegel and Travis whistler but both will be looked over and I may do the pre treat thing I still have a couple days before they are here.
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But they've been in collections that travel to shows- you can get mites _so_ easy.

Dave Partington even got an accidental leopard gecko once, that snuck into his snake stuff and rode home, only to be discovered months later, still alive.
 
I will pick up some prevent a mite tomorrow and treat the tubs. Anything I should do to the snakes when they get here as a precaution or just watch them close
 
I would never use the same anything- water bowls, feeding bins, etc. I would feed on different days, so there is no chance of cross contamination. Don't handle on the same day. Do your existing snakes first, never after the new ones.
 
Everyone gets their own stuff till I know everyone has a clean bill of health. And I know to work them opposite days. I think all will be fine and if not I have a vet just down the road and away from the other snakes.
 
bryanb said:
I will pick up some prevent a mite tomorrow and treat the tubs. Anything I should do to the snakes when they get here as a precaution or just watch them close
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Check out Natural Chemistry Reptile Spray.
I've had really good results from it and if you are going to use something as a preventative then this is it. Why introduce poisonous or toxic chemicals before there are signs of a mite infestation.


"Natural Chemistry Reptile Spray does not use poisons or other toxins to achieve results, so mites do not become resistant, thus, the product never loses effectiveness. Reptile Spray can be applied directly on pet, with no need to remove water or feed dispensers from habitat!"
 
Something members of my local reptile club mentioned, that we aren't really used to quarantining for, is Yellow Fungus Disease. It's present in wild snake populations, and it is deadly. It can wipe out an entire collection, and you can't do much to treat it. They are saying that you need a minimum 90 day quarantine to be assured that you didn't bring it home. Lots of people have completely closed collections now, and snakes that travel to shows are put in quarantine if not sold. You just can't be too careful.
 
Nanci said:
Something members of my local reptile club mentioned, that we aren't really used to quarantining for, is Yellow Fungus Disease. It's present in wild snake populations, and it is deadly. It can wipe out an entire collection, and you can't do much to treat it. They are saying that you need a minimum 90 day quarantine to be assured that you didn't bring it home. Lots of people have completely closed collections now, and snakes that travel to shows are put in quarantine if not sold. You just can't be too careful.
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I figured at least 90 days
 
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