09/27/2025
Update 10/9: I received test results yesterday for all 60! snakes and every single one came back negative! This is a huge step in having a clean collection again. I am going to do a second round of tests in a few weeks and I am confident it will also come back clean.
Update 11/20: second round of tests came back negative which means my collection is officially crypto free again!
I have been absent from posting much as the last few months have not been kind. I made a grave mistake earlier this year that exposed my collection to a keeper’s worst nightmare. Crypto.
I had been getting slack with my quarantine practices and inevitably it bit me in the butt. My collection was exposed for approximately three weeks before I caught on something wasn’t right and had a positive necropsy a couple weeks later. I have had a very stressful, and expensive, time of it since then.
I wish I had made better choices, but this experience has been an eye opener for me as to where I am lacking in not only quarantine, but cleaning and general cross contamination preventions.
Unfortunately my carelessness cost me my beautiful twin spot caramel, Ignis. He was going to sire his first clutch next year….. As of yet no one else has tested positive but I am still in the early phase of testing.
I am incredibly grateful for my vet as she has been invaluable as a resource for information and spearheaded testing. I’m at the point where I can finally start seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and I am hoping, praying, for more good news when the latest tests come through.
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