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Post by crazycolubrids on Nov 19, 2010 23:23:11 GMT -5
It could be a number of things. Are you housing it separate from any other leos? How are the temps in the cage(to high, to low, thermal gradient)? Does it have proper hiding places? It may also be some kind of internal parasite. You could take a stool sample to your local vet and they might be able to see if there is anything going on internally.
Hopefully some else with a little more knowledge of leopard geckos will help out...
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Post by saskatchewanexotic on Nov 21, 2010 18:16:57 GMT -5
The best thing to do in this situation is a fecal by our local vet. it could be crypto if it is that emaciated, and I would be very careful if you have other leos because it is quite contagious.
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Post by eartheater on Nov 21, 2010 19:22:05 GMT -5
Where did the rest of this thread go?
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Post by saskatchewanexotic on Nov 21, 2010 21:20:31 GMT -5
Weird.....
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Post by eartheater on Nov 22, 2010 9:59:09 GMT -5
Indeed....Hmmmmm
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Post by pageckogirl on Nov 23, 2010 3:19:56 GMT -5
I think that was me... I was trying to reply to a quote and I deleted it instead and now I don't know how to get it back.... sorry I am still new to using these forums.
I did talk to someone who saw the gecko and they said that it was indeed "Crypto" or "pencil-tail". Unfortunately the gecko did pass away shortly after I posted the situation.
I do have other leopards, but they were not near the little one so I am hoping that they will be ok, but just to be on the safe side I am bleaching everything out anyway.
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Post by joeysgreen on Nov 24, 2010 23:10:25 GMT -5
If someone is saying it's Cryptosporidiosis because it has a thin tail, then you can write them off as someone that doesn't know what they are talking about. Ian ps, I have tapeworm because I'm tall and skinny  |
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Post by pageckogirl on Nov 25, 2010 9:41:09 GMT -5
There were a lot of other symptoms for the crypto as well as the tail which I didn't even know existed until I talked to one of my breeders (these came from another supplier). This gecko was previously kept with another gecko with the same problem and they both were regurgitating their food when they ate and had extreme diareaha and were very skinny.... it was all those things that led me to believe it was crypto, not just the tail.
Sorry to hear about your tapeworm...lol
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Post by joeysgreen on Nov 26, 2010 23:34:56 GMT -5
ah, that sounds a bit more directive towards crypto. To find a definitive diagnosis of cryptosporidiosis, a fecal test can be done. I'm sorry about your loss, do you have other reptiles that could be at risk? It might be worth having a necropsy done as certain strains of crypto are just as lethal in both snakes and lizards. It can be difficult to erradicate with traditional cleaning methods.
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