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Posted by Justin on December 30, 2001 at 16:30:15:

In Reply to: Re:fwd; fwd;reply for Justin posted by Stuart McArthur on December 30, 2001 at 16:12:46:

It is depends on the species. I have seen leopards come down with herpes within weeks of initial exposure. They were exposed to "dirty" russian tortoises, by the 15 day mark, they had white ulcers in the mouth and runny noses. These were c.b. leopards that had been with my goodfriend since birth. I have also heard stories of Desert torts dying from viral infections carried by Russians in the course of a week. The symptoms seemed to indicate it was a herpes virus. As far as your reference on not mixing, I have not had access to that material send it to me and I will give you my two cents. But I feel if you put together 2 c.b. animals that are different species, you should be fine as long as you know the history on both animals. Obviously if one was kept at a pet store with "dirty" animals it would not be a good idea to mix, but if you get them directly from a reputable breeder problems should be virtually eliminated.

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: It is depends on the species. I have seen leopards come down with herpes within weeks of initial exposure. They were exposed to "dirty" russian tortoises, by the 15 day mark, they had white ulcers in the mouth and runny noses. These were c.b. leopards that had been with my goodfriend since birth. I have also heard stories of Desert torts dying from viral infections carried by Russians in the course of a week. The symptoms seemed to indicate it was a herpes virus. As far as your reference on not mixing, I have not had access to that material send it to me and I will give you my two cents. But I feel if you put together 2 c.b. animals that are different species, you should be fine as long as you know the history on both animals. Obviously if one was kept at a pet store with "dirty" animals it would not be a good idea to mix, but if you get them directly from a reputable breeder problems should be virtually eliminated.

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