[gecko]re: leo wallowing in water dish

[Julie Bergman]

The vet should do the test for crypto, make sure they did. It is a 
separate test from the normal fecal exam. Most shedding parasites will 
cause smelly poop so it does sound like something has the upper hand 
regarding your gecko's health. Hopefully it is something easy to treat 
like pinworms. If your gecko has good body weight then there is 
something for the vet to work with.

Julie B.

L. Christenson wrote:

> One of the symptoms of Cryptosporidiosis is very smelly feces (making 
> the gecko smell) and lethargy.  Crypto also causes "intestinal ache" 
> which may be a reason for the unusual soaking.  As crypto may be a 
> possibility, all quarantine precautions should be exercised.  Ask you 
> vet to check for this also.
>  
> Bleach does not kill crypto.  Common household ammonia can. 
>  
> Leann
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> Subject: [gecko]re: leo wallowing in water dish
>
> Thanks Elizabeth. 
>
> Peanut was my first gecko and he means a lot to me so I really want to 
> do everything I can for him.  Peanut is still very lethargic and is 
> unusually smelly.  I thought it may have just been his tank but that's 
> been very thoroughly bleached and it's definitely Peanut himself.  My 
> vet is an ARAV member and has had leos of his own, and he has taken 
> good care of one of my girls in the past.  Today he took an x-ray, 
> which he said looked really good and showed no signs of obstruction.  
> Peanut was good enough to produce a fecal sample en route to the vet's 
> office, so that and bloodwork are on their way to the lab.  I should 
> have results on Thursday. 
>
> -Jessica
>
>Jessica ~
>
>Peanut is a lucky guy to have such thorough caregivers!  Let us know what the 
>
>vet says.  Hopefully you've found a vet with experience taking care of 
>reptiles.
>
>Elizabeth
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