Is this Crypto a common thing or not really?

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It's definately not rare. One of those things that people tend to keep quiet so i doubt anyone will ever know just how proliffic it really is.

Nasty though so, while you may not want to, ALLWAYS worth telling people you have/may have it to save others heartache later on.

Initial feedback is that its not crypto, but the two geckos in question are to be retested next week. All my geckos seem to still be 100%, so just waiting out for retests next week.

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Good news on that its not Crypto.

Does anyone know if there is risk of Crypto or other infections that can be passed from humans to our reps.

Such as say your in a pet shop and handle a few reps that could have infections, could you then pass them to your reps when you get home??

Really via just contact with say your cloths as obviously I would wash my hands between touching reps elsewhere before touching mine, as I always do.

Thanks.

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Hi Roger its paula
Yes crypto occysts will attach themselves to clothing and are very hard to kill off.

Bleach has been shown to kill the occysts but with varied results
If you know of a reptile carrying the occysts its best to wear disposable gloves.

Crypto is fatal to reptiles and we can catch it from them and it will put a person in hospital for weeks its a very nasty

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Hi Paula

A few rep stores I am gonna def avoid in future then. Won't name them but a few are really dirty and just do not look like they take care of reps.

But it is nice to be able to hold diff kinds of reps when you visit them but puts me off now!

Maybe me being paranoid!

Didnt know it was also nasty for humans too!

I take it rep stores dont screen animals before selling them?

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not many pet shop (rep or otherwise) pay out to have "stock" screened we got our cat as a kitten and he has had FIV from birth.

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