>>The guy you bought it from may have had it quarentined. But YOU havent. NEVER introduce a new snake to you existing collection with out seperating from your. You have no idea if he has some bacteria in his place that your animal won't tolerate. Be safe.
>>IMO a
BCi should only be bred every other year at most. Never every year their bodies cant handle it.
Actually, I think this is a leopard gecko.
But aside from the every other year thing, this is very true.
ALWAYS quarantine! Too late now, but from now on, you'd best be careful. Just hope you didn't get unlucky this time and bring home something nasty.
There are diseases which are 100% deadly, such as crypto and adenovirus, and animals can be astymptomatic carriers. There is no reliable test for adeno in a live animal*, and any species that has had an outbreak of adeno recently, including leos, but even more recently bearded dragons, should be quarantined for at least six months to a year. Even then, you may have gotten an asymptomatic carrier. Crypto and adeno are both horrible ways to die, so take precautions next time if you value your pets.
*I do know of a vet who's working on a fecal test for adeno in dragons, but I really don't think he's there yet, and it's not available to the public yet. It has a way to go before it becomes widespread. The only other way to test is a necropsy.
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