[gecko]Re: digest settings

[Chad Mayer]

Hi Greg.  Thanks for the clarification on that, that makes sense.  Is there any way (that you know of) to manipulate these settings for ASCI format when using a service such as Yahoo?

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1. Re: Subscription settings, digest - ASCII post format Warning (Greg Christenson)
2. Re: Re: [gecko]quarantine U. ebenaui (update) (Neil Meister)

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From: "Greg Christenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [gecko]Subscription settings, digest - ASCII post format Warning
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 20:13:15 -0600
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Hello Chad and All,
The digest version was setup to send out a post when the total messages
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----- Original Message -----
From: Chad Mayer
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 7:41 PM
Subject: [gecko]Subscription settings, digest


Hi all. Just was curious whether anyone else is having problems with the
"digest" version of this list. I believe Im set to receive a digest version
of this list, yet repeatedly will receive individual messages, and yet,
multiple digests per day. Anyone else having trouble, or are my settings
somehow incorrect? Its not a huge deal, but occasionally Ill get something
like I got today: 1 digest version, and multiple single emails, all in one
fell swoop (they arrived within minutes of each other for a total of 5 new
emails).
Chad




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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 00:12:04 -0400
From: Neil Meister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Re: [gecko]quarantine U. ebenaui (update)
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi Mike,

>In fact, I never realised how absolutely beautiful they really are
>until I held them close up to administer the Novotrimel.

At least some good came of this!

>
>Anyway, I am supposed to give the treatment starting as a double
>dose the first day (yesterday) and a regular dose each day after
>that for an additional 9 days - to each gecko. After that I'm
>supposed to wait 3 weeks then bring in a stool sample for a fecal
>test. I assume the wait period is 2 weeks plus an extra week to
>collect enough stool for a good test.

Sounds similar to what I've done.

>I don't understand how I can ever have a natural home for the geckos
>if I always have to worry about this parasite.

I treat any new animals and accept the fact that they may still have
coccidia afterwards.
If the geckos are healthy, eat well and have normal stools, I usually
do not treat again.
I do fecals so I know if they are still carrying it, but set them up
in naturalistic
setups. If symptoms recur, I'll treat again. Yes, this does mean you
may have to trash
a nice vivarium, but that's always a possibility with keeping herps.

Neil

>
>Mike
>
>>
>> From: Neil Meister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Date: 2004/03/09 Tue AM 12:53:16 EST
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: Re: [gecko]quarantine U. ebenaui (update)
>>
>> Hi Mike,
>>
>> A sulfa drug makes sense. Just curious, how often are you supposed to
>> treat the geckos?
>> Coccidia often comes back after short treatments with Albon. Some
>> species can apparently
>> encyst in the intestinal wall and reappear down the road. It's not
>> usually fatal of itself,
>> but with delicate gex it's just one more straw on the camel's back.
>> I've brought back animals
>> that looked simply awful and others with low levels of coccidia and
>> in good health can sometimes
>> be acclimated without treatment. Since you've had vomiting, it's
>> de finitely worth medicating.
>>
>> Normally wild geckos don't constantly come in contact with their
>>own waste, the
>> coccidia don't get out of control. In shipping, warehousing and the
>> terrarium they can be
>> repeatedly exposed to oocysts (sort of an "egg"). The oocysts can
>> remain in the
>> environment for long periods, so the cleaning is really important to
>> prevent another
>> outbreak. Very high heat is supposed to kill coccidia, kind of hard
>> on geckos and plastic
>> vivaria though ; )
>>
>> Neil
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >Thanks, Julie and Neil. Well from a web search it seems Novotrimel
>> >contains sulfamethoxazole. The geckos don't appear to have runny
>> >stool. Their stool actually seems to have been hardening up in the
>> >past week so I suppose that is a good sign. I do have them
>> >alternating between two Tupperware containers as you said. I am also
>> >using short lengths of PVC pipe as shelters because these are easy
>> >to clean and the bathroom rolls are really messy when they get wet.
>> >I just soak them in the bleach solution in the containers.
>> >
>> >Well, Neil, your prognosis sounds grim if even bleach can't kill it
>> >. I suppose if it's a common bug the geckos
>> >should turn out all right. And as Julie said, it hasn't killed her
>> >lizards so I hope it won't kill mine. So am I to assume that the
>> >geckos' immune systems themselves can kill the parasites, or is this
>> >just a bug that they will always live with and will recur if the
>> >geckos are stressed? I think keeping them in a Tupperware box seems
>> >really stressful in itself ;o)
>> >
>> >I will keep you updated.
>> >
>> >Mike
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: Neil A. Meister
>> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 2:46 PM
>> >Subject: Re: [gecko]quarantine U. ebenaui (update)
>> >
>> >Hi Mike,
>> >
>> >This very common, especially in wc Uroplatus. Some animals never
>> >show symptoms,
>> >other have runny stool, become lethargic and waste away. The level
>> >of coccidia and stress
>> >are two important factors.
> > >
>> >Strict hygiene is important. I use only disposable materials in the
>> >cage and clean completely
>> >daily. Having two cages so you can move the geckos into one and
>> > clean the other is a good idea.
>> >I haven't found anything gecko-safe that can kill the oocysts (even
>> >bleach doesn't work), so
>> >thorough cleaning and rinsing is the best you can do. Be careful so
>> >to spread it to any other
>> >herps you may have.
>> >
>> >I'm not familiar with Novotrimel, do you know the active ingredients
>> >are. Do any vets on the
>> >list use it? I've used Albon (sulfadimethoxine) many times for this.
>> >Treatment was anywhere
>> >from 9 to 12 days. Even if coccidia wasn't eliminated, it was
>> >greatly reduced and most animals
>> >recovered.
>> >
>> >Good luck,
>> >Neil
>> >
>> >>I took the geckos into the vet on Friday and the vet said they
>> >>looked good. They've been eating as well (with no vomiting) so I
> ;> >>was quite happy. I got the call today that the fecal test test
>> >>results came back and my geckos have Eimeria spp. oocysts
>> >>(coccidia) so now I have to medicate them. Poor things. The drug is
>> >>Novotrimel. He wants to see another fecal 3 weeks from the end of
>> >>the medication. I suppose this means I'll have to throw away all my
>> >>fancy plants that I was using for the vivarium. But I wouldn't want
>> >>to risk reinfection.
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >Anyway, that's the update. I'm not really sure what coccidia does to
>> >geckos but it seems to be a bad thing in poultry livestock.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Mike
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >
>> >From: Neil A. Meister
>> >
>> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >
>> >Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 10:10 AM
>> >
>> >Subject: Re: [gecko]how do I quarantine LTC U. ebenaui
>> >
>> >
>> >Hi Mike,
>> >
>> >
>> >Quarantine for LTC is the same as for WC. It is definitely worth
>> >finding out what the problem
>> >
>> >is before treating as the wrong meds will do no good and stress a
>> >weakened animal.
>> >
>> >How long is LTC in this case?
>> >
>> >
>> >What you're seeing is not uncommon. I suspect protozoa of some sort,
>> >coccidia is the most common
>> >
>> >problem. If your gecko is vomiting, it does need help. Keep
>> >collecting fecal samples in case
>> >
>> ; >the first one is negative. Repeat fecals at least 3 times if
>> >negative to be sure nothing
>> >
>> >is missed. One negative only means there was nothing found in that
>> >particular sample,
>> >
>> >no that the gecko is free of parasites.
>> >
>> >
>> >your temperatures are a little cool. 60's is good for night, but a
>> >few degrees warmer (72-76)
>> >
>> >is better for day temps. A weak basking light placed over a cork
>> >tube or similar hide spot
>> >
>> >should work in your situation.
>> >
>> >
>> >I quarantine small Uros in critter keepers or tall rubbermaids that
>> >are easily washed and rinsed.
>> >
>> >Bedding is paper towel (brown if you can get it) with a few bits of
>> >dried leaves or moss
> ;> >
>> >on top. Add a few climbing branches and a papertowel tube for
>> >hiding. Clean out feces daily.
>> >
>> >If you find parasites, cleaning will have to be more rigorous.
>> >Having two similar cages set up
>> >
>> >so you can move the geckos to a clean one while disinfecting the
>> >other is a good idea.
>> >
>> >
>> >Mist 2-3 times per day and cover part of the lid with a piece of
>> >plastic to keep in humidity
>> >
>> >if required.
>> >
>> >
>> >Do not use vermiculite for a substrate. It could be ingested when
>> >the geckos lunge at prey.
>> >
>> >
>> >I'm not crazy about using more than one med at a time. I like to use
>> >one, wait a few days, then use
>> >
>> >the other if more than one is necessary. Definitely get a vet
>> >opinion if you have to medicate.
>> >
>> >
>> >Good luck,
>> >
>> >Neil
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>Let me first apologize if this is long-winded.
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Late last week I picked up a pair of LTC Uroplatus. After reading
>> >about care of recent imports I got the general idea that people
>> >didn't like to medicate their geckos for no reason and since I
>> >didn't have a fecal sample I wasn't in a rush to call the vet for
> > >debugging meds.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >The evening after I brought them home they ate. The evening after
>> >that, they ate again. This was obviously a good sign but the
>> >crickets I was feeding them, although appearing small when I put
>> >them in the enclosure, were sort of big for the geckos (1/2-3/4"
>> >crix, 4" geckos). It's been 3 days since they ate but they still go
>> >into hunting pose when they see crickets. They just don't strike.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Today I found two crickets vomited up (2 crickets in the same vomit
>> >so from one gecko). The other gecko passed feces and I collected
>> >this for the vet for tomorrow . I
>> >took both geckos out of the enclosure and let them walk on my hands
>> >so I could examine them. The male looks decent enough but the female
>> >seems "ribby"; not tremendously, but ribby nonetheless. Her pelvis
>> >seems boney, too. She was the one that vomited. They jump around
> > >from hand to hand, though.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >I might also mention that the temperature in the enclosure is mid to
>> >high 60's. I don't know if this is a problem. A friend suggested I
>> >use a small red bulb to bring the heat up to the low 70's but I'm
>> >afraid to try that. I also thought about a low temperature heat tape
>> >but that also scares me a bit :o) Come summer, I know the
>> >temperature will be perfect.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >SO, I now want to quarantine these geckos in a "sterile" environment
>> >so I can closely monitor them and collect clean fecal samples if I
>> >need to. What I would like to know is, how can I create such an
>> >environment? Sterile enclosures are generally dry, IME. Would
>> >something like moist vermi culite be a good bedding with a few
>> >plastic branches for the geckos to climp on? How do other Uroplatus
>> >keepers quarantine their animals?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Thank for any help or suggestions. I'll suggest Flagyl and Panacur
>> >to the vet for a debugging regimen and see what he says. That seems
>> >to be the general method.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Mike
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >--
>> >
>> >Neil Meister
>> >
>> >Promotions Secretary
>> >Global Gecko Association
>> >
>> >http://www.gekkota.com
>> >
>> >http://www.gekkota.com/html/gecko_night_2002.html
>> >
>> >President
>> >Nova Scotia Herpetoculture Society
>> >
>> >http://users.eastlink.ca/~nshs
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >--
>> >Neil Meister
>> >
>> >Promotions Secretary
>> >Global Gecko Association
>> >http://www.gekkota.com
>> >http://www.gekkota.com/html/gecko_night_2002.html
>> >
>> >President
>> >Nova Scotia Herpetoculture Society
>> >http://users.eastlink.ca/~nshs
>>
>>
>> --
>> Neil Meister
>> Semaphor Design Company Inc.
>> 6450 Young Street, Suite 4
>> Halifax, NS B3L 2A3
>> Canada
>> 902.455.0133 ext 4
>>
>>
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