Well, the vet did say that it is not common to see this parasite, so that is what concerns me. The employee at PetSmart said that they were captive bred, but who knows with them. I bought them because they were stuck in a tank with all sorts of other lizards and had been there for quite a while. Believe me, they are my last two "rescues". I will follow up with my vet in a couple of weeks to have them re-tested. Perhaps he will give me a break on the charge. I will also put new substrate in there just for safe measure. I do scoop the poop as soon as I see any. Thank you very much for your help! :o) Tobey ------------------------------------------------------ In a message dated Tue, 27 Nov 2001 8:45:12 AM Eastern Standard Time, Catriona Lindsay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Interesting! I have never seen a reptile with whipworms. I have only seen > them in dogs and hogs. I have seen Capillaria in birds and there have been > reports or Capillaria infections in lizards, snakes, and crocodilians. > Capillaria looks very similar to whips, so maybe this is what your > veterinarian saw. Are these Leopards captive bred? > I would treat them for this parasite, keep the cage really clean and > retreat in 2 weeks. You then will want to do another fecal in 2 weeks. > Mader's book said little is known about their life cycle, but since the > eggs are shed in the stool, I would make sure you clean up all waste > matter, just in case it has a direct life cycle (no intermediate host). > Catriona > > At 01:14 PM 11/26/2001 EST, you wrote: > >Hi All! > >One of my leopard geckos lost a significant amount of weight in a very > short period of time recently, however her female cagemate is plump and > healthy. I took them both to the vet along with stool samples, and he > treated them both for "whip worm", which he said is fairly uncommon. The > skinny one also got a shot of antibiotics and is now being fed beef & > vegetable babyfood via a syringe daily. These two leopards had previously > been treated for parasites at the vet after I got them from the pet store. > Any ideas on how they could have contracted this "whip worm"? They have > never been around any other geckos since the initial treatment when I > bought them. How long can I expect it to take before I see improvement in > the skinny one's weight from the hand feeding? She seems alert and healthy > otherwise. > >Tobey > > > >########################################################################### > > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV > > WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. > >########################################################################### > > > >
