Thank you for the reply. The vet did not say what family the parasite was from. He just called it "whip worm". I guess I'm just a little curious as to how this suddenly showed up since they were treated for parasites right after I brought them home, and this one apparently was not present at that time. I asked if I should change out their substrate, and he said it was not necessary. I just want to make sure they do not get it again after being treated this time. It is very expensive for me to take them to the vet as he specializes in reptiles. :o) Tobey ------------------------------------------------------- In a message dated Tue, 27 Nov 2001 1:57:45 AM Eastern Standard Time, "Barbie Heid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Any ideas on how they could have contracted this "whip worm"? > > I looked it up in Klingenberg's 'Understanding Reptile Parasites', and can't > find it - did he say what family it's in? > > As far as how they got it, if they came from a pet store, I'd say that's > it - not only are they exposed to other animals (some, NOT ALL, pet stores > are guilty of "there's an empty tank," using the same substrate), or during > shipping, they may be exposed to other animals, never mind the stress > factor. > > > Note: I said *some*, not all - there are some good petstores out there :) > > Barbie >^,,^< > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://members.tripod.com/barbieheid/ > > > > ########################################################################### > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV > WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. > ###########################################################################
