• Hello!

    Either you have not registered on this site yet, or you are registered but have not logged in. In either case, you will not be able to use the full functionality of this site until you have registered, and then logged in after your registration has been approved.

    Registration is FREE, so please register so you can participate instead of remaining a lurker....

    Please be certain that the location field is correctly filled out when you register. All registrations that appear to be bogus will be rejected. Which means that if your location field does NOT match the actual location of your registration IP address, then your registration will be rejected.

    Sorry about the strictness of this requirement, but it is necessary to block spammers and scammers at the door as much as possible.

Regarding Cryptosporidium

book

book

New member
Happy New Year.

I have a snake that is eating well but losing weight
dramatically. I'm wondering if it could be due to Cryptosporidium parasite. How easily is this parasite
passed on? Is it enough to wash the cage with bleach?
Please could anyone give me details of this parasite.

I'm also interested to know how common this parasite is?

book
 
OK, I remembered reading something about Cryptosporidium in Kathy Love's book and consulted it straight after reading your post. Cryptosporidium causes regurgitation aswell as weight loss. In advanced stages the snake will have a swelling at its midbody. If your snake is eating well I'm guessing that means no regurges so it's probably not Cryptosporidium but you better take it to the vet as soon as possible in any case, if its not this parasite it could be another. I'm sure people who know alot more about this than me will give you a nice essay to read a bit later ;)
 
Truthfully, Crypto is somewhat rare but if you do get it in your collection it can be devastating!

A trip to the vet would be a good idea.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top