Goodbye Skittle...:(

[jsmorphs2]

Thank you all for the kind words and support . I still have to tell my hubby Steve. He loved the little guy.

[Popeye]

Sorry for your loss.

[JLC]

Awwww Jess! I'm so sorry!

[jsmorphs2]

Just got a call from our vet and Skittle was loaded with internal parasites and had internal lesions associated with crypto . LAST ever pet store pity purchase for me. I have my whole collection on lock down now, so to speak. We haven't even had an RI in our collection for three years let alone something nasty like this. Looking back I should have had a fecal test done JUST to be safe but he was active, eating, no crazy stool issues, basically NO red flags anything was wrong until the first regurge.

[JLC]

Oh no! Will fecals show whether or not its spread to any other animals? Did you get Skittles at Scales n Tails?

[jsmorphs2]

Oh no! Will fecals show whether or not its spread to any other animals? Did you get Skittles at Scales n Tails?

Yeah, I can have them tested but I'm good about being clean between messy cages anyway. I'm optimistic about it not spreading. But I'm not bringing in or letting go of any animals for a few months to be certain. And yes, he was from S&T. I called Chad to let him know too.

[DellaF]

So sorry for your loss. He was a beautiful boy.

[JLC]

You do have an excellent system and very clean set-up...so I'm confident you have little to worry about. It's just all so sad, and I can only imagine how deeply frustrating.