Re: [Gecko] Fungus ?

[Julie Bergman]

Magnus, I have seen this periodically in USA P. m. grandis. If it is on the tail, the tail can be amputated and the gecko usually lives. If it is above the tail, the prognosis is not good. :( I am not sure what it is, but it is not good! Anyone have any details on this? Julie Bergman http://www.geckoranch.com GGA lifetime member Magnus Forsberg wrote: Hi all. A friend of mine bought some specimens from P.mad.grandis at the Hamm show in Germany.My question is about a problem that he have with these animales. It all started with problems to shed, and the animales also shed to often. One of the animales have developed black areas on the legs, back, tail and head. It seams to be spreading. Very frequent sheddings often is a sighn that the animal have something on or in the skin that irritates. This makes me belive that all animales that he have is going to develope the same black areas.I have heard of this once a long time ago, but does not remember what it is, how dangerous it is, how it is spread and what to do about it( if anything helps). I do have a week memory that it is some kind of fungusinfection in the skin. All the animales that had developed the black areas were put to sleep, just to be sure. All the clothes I had on when visiting him was put into a plastic bag and directly into the washing-machine. And me, straight into the shower..... Does anybody on the list have an idea what this is ?????? SincerelyMagnus