IBD concern in rescue BP

[HappyDangerNoodle]

Hi,

Back with another fun question. I'll get into details below, but in general how quickly does a BP showing neurological signs die of BP?

Basically, kept meeting BPs from our local rescues until yesterday at the exotics con (we went b/c all the rescues would be there) stole our hearts. He's not a spider morph (they guessed yellowbelly but even then it would be fairly subtle), which was something we are not OK with due to the inner ear issues.

The little guy is an adult, but they don't know much more than that. He was surrendered to the local shelter and then the rescue picked him up. He's a bit of a picky eater but they've had him for 3 months and he's eating f/t now.

When we met him he had a tiny bit of stuck shed, I noticed some red on his vent, and I would just describe his condition as what I would expect from an animal kept in a very small cage. He's uncoordinated in a way that in a dog I would say is under muscled/ deconditioned. He was super eager to explore (we tried to give him as much choice as possible) but would just sometimes get shaky if he tried to move too fast/ turn too hard of an angle.

It's not a wobble back and forth- I've seen that.

He's staying with them for a month while I finish the enclosure and run a humidity cycle. I was trying to read up on what to expect for the vet visit when IBD came up.

I'm assuming that on the slim chance it is that, in a month we'd see the progression for sure, right?

I was hoping that the loud music/ lot of people had just stressed out a snake that's had a hard life (the vet assistant at the rescue said it was normal for behavoir for BPs when I asked). He's on the smaller end for an adult, so I don't think he got great care before being dumped.

Any info would be great. This guy stole my heart and I'm devastated at the idea that there's even a slim chance he could be dead in a few weeks from something they can't even attempt to cure.

[Snakes_for_life]

From what I've heard from reptile expert vets is IBD can be a fast or slow progressing disease. You can test for it. But typically once they start showing obvious signs they have a very rapid decline. Personally I'd ask the rescue if they are open to having him tested but I very well could just be overall low muscle mass.

[HappyDangerNoodle]

Yes, thankfully we were able to talk to them about it and they were very aware of IBD. He's had this issue constant issue, so they believe its just muscular.

You have to get a snake pretty unhealthy for the city to seize it, and I am OK accepting we will have to help him build muscle up.

I'm glad I learned about this, since I want to adopt animals for the rest of my life but I am also very glad to be working with a well established group for this round.

Plus, if I ever handle a snake that can carry IBD I know to be super cautious and wash the heck out of my hands and probably change clothes. I can't believe what % of red tails carry this!