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AgentOfLillith
at Wed Jan 14 20:39:35 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by AgentOfLillith ]
Well you can't be certain it's crypto without doing an acid fast stain on a fecal and looking for the cysts.
Other symptoms of crypto are: Lethargy, decrease in appetite that progresses to the animal not eating at all in advanced stages, severe weight loss, smelly slimy looking stools, black spots on the belly, and emaciation (dehydration).
Also, just disinfecting won't cut it, every infected animal and possibly infected animal has to be euthanized and their bodies should be incinerated. Cryto is a nasty nasty thing, it's worse than mad cow disease for reptiles. Also, healthy looking animals could be carriers of crypto for years before they die from it (show no symptoms but infect other animals who come into contact with it).
BUT (big but here), you can't be certain unless you do the fecal test for crypto (acid fast stain). It could be some other treatable form of coccidia, and in that case all you'd have to do is feed the geckos some mealworms or waxworms injected full of flagyl and they'd be fine.
The other thing it could be is a fungal infection. This is caused by overly damp tank.
-Lemur 6
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RE: Black Dot on Juvinile underside - AgentOfLillith, Wed Jan 14 20:39:35 2004