Originally posted by badzogram
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And while any new snakes (ESPECIALLY boas & pythons!) should be quarantined for 6+ mos, it doesn't seem possible that in a day or twos time, one of your other boas could have caught anything from her to be showing
symptoms this soon? Not that they couldn't have been exposed and caught something, but just that it's awfully fast for symptoms to appear, IMO.
Have you treated the other snakes' cages with PAM before? I've never had to use PAM, but I seem to recall that it's ONLY the CAGE you are supposed to treat and that strict guidelines must be followed to avoid toxicity
or even death of the snake....so if these snakes have had actual contact with PAM, I think there's your answer.
But that doesn't rule out contagious diseases. As marya1962 mentioned, damage from pesticide toxicity may be permanent but a vet should be consulted right away as there are some things they can do to mitigate the
damage & improve the outcome & survival for your snake. And by all means, keep checking for mites as they often return...they hide under the snake's scales & in the cage decor, even in the surrounding area.
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