Inca at dinner time

what is IBD?

Inclusion Body Disease. It really sucks and has no cure...

very sad

Yeah it is sad. How far apart were the deaths. IBD can easily be spread from snake to snake(I'm sure you already know that) so it is possible that a trace of it may be in your house from the first snake and infected this one. If you have other snakes you should take good measures to keep them from getting it.

I too am sorry to hear of your loss.
I cannot stress th eimportance of quarantining inbound animals enough.
Inclusion Body Disease (IBD) is indeed very contagious and found primarily in boas and pythons.
IBD was first described about twenty-five years ago and the name was derived due to characteristic cytoplasmic inclusions which are found in the cells of various epithelial tissues.
The pathogen is significant in that it is found primarily in boids and pythons. Clinical and pathological analysis indicate the etiologic agent as being a retrovirus.
Common symptoms are lethargy, gazing off into space, mild seizures, respiratory problems and a host of neurological deficiencies.
Once again, I am sorry to hear of your loss, but please quarantine new specimens in the future.

Regards,

Jeff Snodgres
University of Arkansas
snodgresjeffreys@uams.edu
501.526.4856

All of my snakes have had a minimum of 6 month quarantines as most of them were rescues. I always wash up after handling each one and use anti-bacterial gel. I even have different hospial type gowns which I wear for each one and bleach is a staple in my house. It still doesn't seem to be enough. My first one to pass, Giant, died in March of last year. He was the suspected carrier. His only symtom was a bloated belly. Inca was kept in a completely different room. Her sypmtoms were more typical, and her last few months were hard. I also have a Ball Python, which I've had for4 years, that is suspected of having it. Since there is no medical cure, I've recently sought alternative therapies such as homeopathic elixers and Reiki. I will keep you all up to date with the outcome.

sssssssorry