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there is one person who is sending samples to the usa from some sulcata over there. we are hoping they make it here well enough to do testing on them. but im positive there are some cases over there now. we do in fact have leopards who are positive now as well as 2 aldabra. for austwickia you...

aw bumps more present like these two types this second pic shows the yellow plaques they are not so much raised but are more dried out looking yellow the first top pic shows the more blister like ones they are still yellow or almost white ish but both types are seen and have come back positive...

they do shed but with aw its different. its so hard to explain. the skin just has the look to it. like a darker more loose kind of skin. almost like the skin is way to big for their body. if toe nails are falling out it could just be one that was damaged but it can also be aw. keep an eye out...

there sadly is no real treatment if this is austwickia. how close are you to wsu? they have a really good vet lab and some great people there. as asked are there any other symptoms besides this. it does look like an aw bump but i can only give you my best guess from pics.

im driving right now i will def get with you when i get back. so sorry for the delay.

here we have only seen this in young animals personally. part of the one report from 2019 they suggest it could come from the female when the eggs are laid so while i can not say for sure since we have never seen an adult with the symptoms if you go off that report then yes an adult can carry it.

hard to really say. they know it can be spread through fecal matter along with water, soil etc. so if the female defecates on the eggs or if the area becomes contaminated it can be spread that way. they are doing radiation daily right now along with surgery i hope this week or next. we are def...

i will be in the hospital on and off for around the next 2-3 weeks for cancer treatment if i dont respond right away to questions. ill be here every day for the remainder of the week this week. i will try to respond though

its been around for a long time technically back to the 70's. but its been being seen in torts more and more since around 2010 then a study in 2015 i think then the past 2-3 years have been really bad with each year getting worse imo. this is not from humans nor can it be spread to humans. the...

i cant say for sure what they will be doing. i do know that a leopard was JUST sent in who i am told they said was positive. as well as someone who was supposed to send in a chaco. we had many sent here to examine and take pics of (including ones we had brought in that were kept in full qt) as...

given time and the sun it should fade over time. i would not recc pouring ammonia out there that can have bad effects also. you could burn the ground but that doesnt mean it will kill it all. its hard to say really how to fully "sanitize" the lawn i hate to say that. uv light over time should...

i wasnt there so that i dont know. i think a lot of people assumed it was his table

you can if you do it safely. what that means is to quarantine properly. keep them 100% totally separated for a min of 6 months. we recc 1 year now. use gloves when handling them. do not ever share anything. things like that. if you follow a VERY VERY strict quarantine then you can safely bring...

this is def true. i can only look for the tell tale signs. i let people know this does LOOK like aw and the only way to be 100% sure is a deep tissue biopsy or necropsy upon death. i have however seen prob 200+ cases in hand up close (with gloves and proper protection procedures) and every one...

so here is my question if he gets a positive result will he say that? i know a couple other people now who bought one there and sent in emails and have yet to get a response. seeing the pics it def does look par for the course. im not going to say anything to allow someone to sue us but this is...