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==Prevention==

==Prevention==

A preventive medicine program, including [[Lizard and Snake Quarantine|quarantine]], holds the key to a healthy reptile collection.  Good [[:Category: Snake Husbandry|husbandry]] practices produce animals that are not stressed and conditions not conducive to disease. [[Lizard and Snake Day to Day Practice|Hygienic conditions]] decrease contamination of abscess-forming [[Bacteria|bacteria]]. Prophylactic treatments decrease parasite numbers before they become a problem (see [[Snake Mites|snake mites]]). Veterinary involvement allows treatment to be instigated at an early stage.

A preventive medicine program, including [[Lizard and Snake Quarantine|quarantine]], holds the key to a healthy reptile collection.  Good [[:Category: Snake Husbandry|husbandry]] practices produce animals that are not stressed and conditions not conducive to disease; [[Lizard and Snake Day to Day Practice|hygienic conditions]] decrease the environmental contamination of abscess-forming [[Bacteria|bacteria]]. Prophylactic treatments decrease parasite numbers before they become a problem (see [[Snake Mites|snake mites]]). Veterinary involvement allows treatment to be instigated at an early stage.

[[Image:Python_3rds.jpg|200px|thumb|right|'''The body can be divided into thirds to aid in a differential diagnosis''' © RVC]]

[[Image:Python_3rds.jpg|200px|thumb|right|'''The body can be divided into thirds to aid in a differential diagnosis''' © RVC]]