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boost-boy74
Egg
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 Posted - 05/07/2010 : 19:07:41
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hi all,
how long do you quarantine new additions for?
cheers simon |
Location: Weeting, Norfolk |
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Paul82
Egg
United Kingdom
90 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2010 : 19:20:53
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I think that 4 to 6 weeks is best just to be safe, but it depens on were the snake coming from and the conditions it was keeped in.
Hope that helps. :) |
1.0.0, Rusty (Carolina)
1.0.0, Casper (Snow)
1.0.0, Mitch (miami) he is new but 21 years old.
Princess lady legs (curly hair TARANTULA)
2 Dogs, Bruce (jack russel)
Bella (staffy)
Wish list, Bloodred motley stripe, Candy cane stripe, Childrens python.
Location: Brighton |
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boost-boy74
Egg
58 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2010 : 19:24:57
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| i thought about 4 weeks too, anybody elses input |
Location: Weeting, Norfolk |
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Tatsie-j
Hatchling
United Kingdom
209 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2010 : 19:35:46
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| what do u mean by quarantine is it coming from another country? |
Anery - Bailey
Amel- Coraline
Normal - Zebedee
Butter Motley - Kitrino
Cats - Danny & Jasper
Location : Lancing, West Sussex |
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2010 : 20:01:25
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You should do that with any new addition, keep it as far away from the rest of your collection as possible to prevent mites and diseases spreading, regardless of whether its imported or not.
Edit;/ 4 weeks to a month is perfect enough - the mites life cycle is 3 weeks anyway, which you play to your advantage if you get mites, and many if not all diseases which may creep in on the newb can be treated before that time elapses to prevent the others catching it.
If it is your first snake, you need to quarantine, as you have nothing else any nasties on it could infect. |
Edited by - hillzi on 05/07/2010 20:02:47 |
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mikerichards
don't say the 'M' word!
United Kingdom
2901 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2010 : 21:55:01
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Not quite tom, mites can live between 16 days and 60 odd days, depends on temps outside the viv too! 4 weeks should be enough though, at least it will give you an indicator on whether the newbie has any nasties. Mites can travel huge distances in quite a short time, so if I was you, I would treat the quarantine viv/tub for mites as a matter of course.
Quarantine is simply keeping a snake away from the rest of the collection for a period of time to reduce the liklihood of contamination. |
Location : Worthing, West Sussex
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boost-boy74
Egg
58 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2010 : 08:31:02
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| thankyou - thats what i shall do, what treatments work for mites? |
Location: Weeting, Norfolk |
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2010 : 12:01:47
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quote:
Originally posted by mikerichards
Not quite tom, mites can live between 16 days and 60 odd days, depends on temps outside the viv too! 4 weeks should be enough though, at least it will give you an indicator on whether the newbie has any nasties. Mites can travel huge distances in quite a short time, so if I was you, I would treat the quarantine viv/tub for mites as a matter of course.
Quarantine is simply keeping a snake away from the rest of the collection for a period of time to reduce the liklihood of contamination.
Isn't it like 3 weeks from mating to the eggs being laid to hatching out or am I wrong?
Not ever had mites yet, so wouldn't really know..  |
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mikerichards
don't say the 'M' word!
United Kingdom
2901 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2010 : 16:21:38
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No, Its 24 hours before the mites are fertile, and will lay eggs, then the eggs hatch in about 24 hours and the cycle starts again.
Hence why they are so much of a nightmare! |
Location : Worthing, West Sussex
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2010 : 17:52:49
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quote:
Originally posted by mikerichards
No, Its 24 hours before the mites are fertile, and will lay eggs, then the eggs hatch in about 24 hours and the cycle starts again.
Hence why they are so much of a nightmare!
Nasy little sods, whats the three weeks all about then? |
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mikerichards
don't say the 'M' word!
United Kingdom
2901 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2010 : 18:53:46
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| Someone doesn't know their a*se from their elbow! |
Location : Worthing, West Sussex
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2010 : 21:47:08
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| Fair way of putting it.. Can't remember where I read that.. |
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boost-boy74
Egg
58 Posts |
Posted - 07/07/2010 : 08:49:33
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| if the snake gets mites - what do you do to treat it? |
Location: Weeting, Norfolk |
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
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mikerichards
don't say the 'M' word!
United Kingdom
2901 Posts |
Posted - 07/07/2010 : 21:22:21
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| To treat, you need to follow one of the guides and don't stop until you get them all!! You won't know you got them all so just keep doing it periodically. |
Location : Worthing, West Sussex
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2010 : 10:55:14
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| I've heard 3 months - 6 months. I think this is in case of disease so you don't spread it to the rest but I wouldn't know. |
   
A very special super, duper thanks for K :3 |
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boost-boy74
Egg
58 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2010 : 11:37:20
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| thanks for the links, interesting subject so i gather..... |
Location: Weeting, Norfolk |
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