I sent a baby I had off for necropsy and it came back with NO ABNORMALITIES. They even did an electron microscopy to try and identify adeno and had no luck. The reason being is that it looks different in beardies and other reptiles and if they have no experience with adeno in reptiles they WILL miss it. I thought a regular vet could do it and didn't listen to Cheri and went with a local vet that "specaializes in reptiles" (yeah right) and spent money for nothing. It is imerative that you contact Dr Wentz and have a fecal done on the mother of the clutch!!! That will run you about 70 bucks I think and will save you the expense of necropsies that will be unneeded if it comes back positive.

With the symptoms you experienced I would say there is a strong possibility this is what they had. If it comes back negative from Dr Wentz, at least you can rest assured that it isn't adeno. It could very well be another virus or even a fungus? Bottom line.... contact Dr. Wentz first and he can help you. I think the fecal will even show the other funguses and viruses? You'd have to ask him. PLease take the advice I didn't. I wish I had.....

RObert Wood

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• To brdfreak regarding adenovirus.... - snakecharmed, Tue Jan 13 04:34:29 2004
• Your Welcome... I do want to stress however .... - brdfreak, Tue Jan 13 10:34:16 2004
• RE: Your Welcome... I do want to stress however .... - Skye3, Tue Jan 13 15:44:32 2004
• It's been available since 2002 - CheriS, Tue Jan 13 20:41:00 2004
• URL to Dr Wentz's report and about his test he developed - CheriS, Tue Jan 13 20:43:26 2004