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RSF
Snake Mite

United Kingdom
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Posted - 15/08/2012 :  16:15:15  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Should we all be concerned about this or is it just "newspaper" hype.
It appears to be linked to rats etc..

found this article in this mornings Metro newspaper, might be of interest to some people.

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/908555-killer-virus-causes-snakes-to-tie-themselves-up-in-knots
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Figs
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
3319 Posts
Posted - 15/08/2012 :  16:40:08  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
IBD has been around for a while - think it only affects pythons and boas
Still pretty scary!
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Callazagy
Yearling

United Kingdom
506 Posts
Posted - 15/08/2012 :  18:55:39  Show Profile  Click to see Callazagy's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Read something about it yesterday, the only new info is they may have found the virus that causes IBD, so wether that means they might be able to find a cure eventually.
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Auld Baldy
Ikea's Pimp

United Kingdom
1619 Posts
Posted - 15/08/2012 :  19:01:06  Show Profile  Visit Auld Baldy's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Best 'informed' article on IBD I've come across so far:

http://www.boa-constrictors.com/en/Interesting_facts_about_Boa_constrictor/Boa_constrictor_Care/diseases/Inclusion_Body_Disease

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eeji
The Morph Master

United Kingdom
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Posted - 15/08/2012 :  19:42:07  Show Profile  Visit eeji's Homepage  Reply with Quote
it must be all true if its in the metro..........

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Ell
Sub Adult

United Kingdom
1640 Posts
Posted - 15/08/2012 :  21:47:13  Show Profile  Click to see Ell's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
I thought that eeji XD


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Moppet
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
3315 Posts
Posted - 16/08/2012 :  01:03:37  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Me too. Haha. I did a quick bit of googling to make sure they hadn't made up the whole thing...
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