I know that a lot of people believe in DPS and that it is caused by too much and I am not suggesting that Diamonds don't need cooler climates but all of the evidence that DPS actually exists is anecdotal and there is no scientific proof of it. A well know reptile vet believes that there is no actual thing as DPS but rather it is a combination of things caused by bad husbandry. From what I have read of the anecdotal stories "DPS" has a wide and varied range of symptoms from case to case and there is no doubt that these snakes are actually unhealthy but is it actually "DPS".i keep my hot end 29 and cool end 24-26. DPS is believed to be caused by heat so thats why i keep mine at 29. i keep heat on for 8 hours a day.
That thread is a very good one from someone who has kept diamonds for a very long time but from memory I don't recall any vet checks being done to test for viruses and no official diagnosis of "DPS" being made. A lot of that thread was anecdotal evidence and there was very varied symptoms.I've read that DPS is actually a virus, its on here somewhere, someone put a diamond in the same enclosure as the snake with DPS and they all came down with the illness, sounds like a virus to me.
I know that a lot of people believe in DPS and that it is caused by too much and I am not suggesting that Diamonds don't need cooler climates but all of the evidence that DPS actually exists is anecdotal and there is no scientific proof of it. A well know reptile vet believes that there is no actual thing as DPS but rather it is a combination of things caused by bad husbandry. From what I have read of the anecdotal stories "DPS" has a wide and varied range of symptoms from case to case and there is no doubt that these snakes are actually unhealthy but is it actually "DPS".
That is the anecdotal evidence that I was talking about mate, I have read that thread and found it very interesting but there is not a lot actual tests by vets carried out with posted results or an actual diagnosis of DPS made other than by the keeper. Whilst I respect the keeper and understand that diamonds do need to be kept differently than other pythons to stay healthy and that particular keeper had found ways to do that I am not convinced that there is actually such a thing as DPS until there is scientific proof. I have actually done quite a lot of searching for research on "DPS" but there is nothing more than anecdotal evidence and stories about it. Like my second post in here states I am happy for people to post actual scientific proof and I will read it and possibly change my mind. Can you please post your research on DPS or was that APS thread it?You might want to talk to serpentongue about dps..or at least do a bit more research before posting.
http://www.aussiepythons.com/forum/australian-snakes-37/experiences-dps-part-2-a-135920/
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