:D New baby coming monday. <3

whoaxmary · 02-20-11, 02:28 AM

aaaah. can't sleep again tonight..(like nineth night..ive lost track - im an aweful insomniac) been moving stuff around trying to get ready for her.<3
i have an oen style basement apartment, thats basically one giant room. Do you think it will be good enough to have my bps tank as far away as possable while I quarintine the new corn? If I'm careul not to go back and forth and such? The people she's coming from had a bp as well; that apperently died because it was infested with mites and they didn't knowwhat to do. (wish i was talking to them at this point and offer advice!) so i'm basically expecting the corn to come with them as she was kept a meter or two from the bp. any words of advice on how to keep my bp "Blue" safe as i literally gave her a third and final treatment of next yesterday?

marvelfreak · 02-20-11, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by whoaxmary

aaaah. can't sleep again tonight..(like nineth night..ive lost track - im an aweful insomniac) been moving stuff around trying to get ready for her.<3
i have an oen style basement apartment, thats basically one giant room. Do you think it will be good enough to have my bps tank as far away as possable while I quarintine the new corn? If I'm careul not to go back and forth and such? The people she's coming from had a bp as well; that apperently died because it was infested with mites and they didn't knowwhat to do. (wish i was talking to them at this point and offer advice!) so i'm basically expecting the corn to come with them as she was kept a meter or two from the bp. any words of advice on how to keep my bp "Blue" safe as i literally gave her a third and final treatment of next yesterday?

I would treat her as soon as you get her home even if you don't see any. If you have room maybe you could keep her in your bathroom or a closet. Definitely as far from your other snake as you can. Maybe keep her in a tote or tub with nothing, but a water bowl, two hides and paper towels on the cage bottom until your sure she pest free. At least a month or longer.

mld · 02-20-11, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by marvelfreak

I would treat her as soon as you get her home even if you don't see any. If you have room maybe you could keep her in your bathroom or a closet. Definitely as far from your other snake as you can. Maybe keep her in a tote or tub with nothing, but a water bowl, two hides and paper towels on the cage bottom until your sure she pest free. At least a month or longer.

I would agree with this, you can never be too safe and quarantining is a must with any new animal.
I've heard of people treating a new snake with prevent a mite prior to picking them up and bringing them home.