Considering the distribution in the wild
of Eublepharis macularius, their will be no imports for a
looong time!
Emmanuel
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From: "Julie Bergman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Gecko list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 1:22
PM
Subject: [Gecko] WC Leopards
>
> This is a warning for those of you who are not familiar with WC and the
> protocols one should have when dealing with gex fresh off the boat. It
> has come to my attention that recently a bunch of WC leopards are on the
> market. These DO NOT belong in the hands of novices. If you are
> inexperienced, stick to CB. That is much safer in terms of decreased
> likelihood of parasites. Notice I say "decreased." There is a myth that
> CB do not have parasites, that is not true. Parasites in gex can occur
> in the cleanest environments from sources like food and such that we are
> still trying to figure out!
>
> What could happen all over the place is what I suspect happened in an
> e-mail I answered this am. The beginner gexers, who have a long-term CB
> leo, probably bought one of these WC geckos, introduced it immediately
> to their long term guy, and pretty soon the new leo passed. Now the long
> term leo is showing symptoms. This poor person actually did the right
> thing by consulting a vet, non-domestic I am not sure, and got some bad
> advice, I don't want to elaborate. I told them to get to a better
> non-dom. vet immediately. Not all non-dom. vets are equal, and you
> should have a good one located ahead of time before you need one anyway.
>
> Introduction of cbs much less WC to long term geckos is a risky
> business. Quarantine for a three month period is the safest way to go.
> Anyway, my point is to recommend beginners do not get WC and to point
> out the necessity of quarantine under even good circumstances. I had
> someone tell me the other day they introduced some WC leopards into
> their breeding colony and they lost the whole colony.
>
> Julie Bergman
> http://www.geckoranch.com
> GGA lifetime member
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