....short for Cryptosporidium, a coccidian protozoan (one-celled organism) that causes cryptosporidiosis, a disease of the stomach lining...causing hypertrophy, or thickening of the stomach wall, and dysfunction of stomach physiology, namely to inhibit proper digestion...it is phyla-specific, ie mammal crypto doesn't affect reptiles and vv...it is bad ju-ju to get!!!

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• One of my Snakes has CRYPTO!!!!!!!!!!!!! - HerpGirl5587, Tue Apr 5 17:03:53 2005
• RE: One of my Snakes has CRYPTO!!!!!!!!!!!!! - lolaophidia, Tue Apr 5 18:08:18 2005
• RE: One of my Snakes has CRYPTO!!!!!!!!!!!!! - KTMARTIN, Wed Apr 6 09:10:03 2005
• Crypto is.... - serpentcity, Wed Apr 6 21:03:26 2005
• Difinitive diagnosis usually requires.... - serpentcity, Tue Apr 5 23:24:56 2005
• RE: Difinitive diagnosis usually requires.... - rwoodyer, Thu Apr 7 00:19:10 2005