Parasites, parasites and more parasites

[jajeanpierre]

I finally got around to taking in a stool sample for the wild caught T. q. gracilior I recently bought. She was imported just over a year ago and is in fabulous condition, but having experience with that shipment and the shipment that came in a couple of months later, I knew there would be some nasties lurking in there even though I'm sure she has been wormed.

I got absolutely the most colorful description of a parasite I've ever gotten: Flagellates the size of tadpoles!

And other things, of course.

I guess it's time to check the bunch of them again. I probably should buy a microscope, but my vet is always fascinated by all the unusual bacteria she sees that I think I need to rely on her judgement.

I'm dreading this.

 

[jpowell86]

Flagellates the size of tadpoles

I hope that we are talking Microhyla nepenthicola and not Pseudis paradoxa!! Just kidding!!

What is your vet's medicinal recommendation for these "amphibious flagellates"? Does her microscope take images? If so, do you think she would be willing to e-mail you a pic of the little nasty's? I would like to see those for myself!

As you know.....I'm jealous of your graciliors! So I will be glad to hear when she is flagellate free. Just goes to show that a fecal every 6 months or so is totally warranted.

How many gracilior do you currently have?

 

[jajeanpierre]

I hope that we are talking Microhyla nepenthicola and not Pseudis paradoxa!! Just kidding!!

What is your vet's medicinal recommendation for these "amphibious flagellates"? Does her microscope take images? If so, do you think she would be willing to e-mail you a pic of the little nasty's? I would like to see those for myself!

As you know.....I'm jealous of your graciliors! So I will be glad to hear when she is flagellate free. Just goes to show that a fecal every 6 months or so is totally warranted.

How many gracilior do you currently have?

I had to look up your frogs--very interesting! I think she has the Pseudis pardoxa based on the reaction of everyone who looked.

My vet is always eager to look through the microscope when I bring in stool form the wild caughts because she gets to see stuff she has never seen and hasn't a clue if it is even normal flora or a pathogen. It's kind of like Forest Gumps box of chocolates, she never knows what she is going to get.

I have three adult graciliors. The new one with the tadpoles is the beautiful aqua blue female I just posted pictures of in the photo section. Does she look like she is loaded with tadpoles and hook worms? She looks fantastic! I have the mother of the babies that hatched in August from a breeding in the wild. Plus my male (he's my avatar). I'm keeping a pair of babies. I have three babies left to sell, two males and a female.

I also have a group of quads, but I won't be working with them. I'll keep them and breed them, but won't keep any of their babies. The graciliors are just too beautiful with all their bling--their colors, their elegence, their prettier horns and the red nails are to die for. They are just so much prettier than the quads. I had no idea until I saw them together.

You should get one of my gracilior baby boys. There aren't very many in the US that I can find and I'm not sure there are any more expected or even clutches of eggs. There were only about 50 imported and I and another breeder can only find 8 adults. You won't have to deal with those gawdawful rubs, wounds and broken sail fins the poor wild caughts all have, especially the Cameroon stuff from this exporter.

 

[jpowell86]

I had to look up your frogs--very interesting! I think she has the Pseudis pardoxa based on the reaction of everyone who looked.

That's hilarious!!

The new one with the tadpoles is the beautiful aqua blue female

She is stunning.

you should get one of my gracilior baby boys

I think I may have to take you up on that....I'll pm you tomorrow.