15-02-2009, 07:08 PM | #1 |
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Can hatchlings be born with RNS from Parents
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Just wondering can hatchlings be born with RNS if both parents are suffers with it? If so can they carry it for a long time before any signs? |
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I wouldnt have thought so, but not one hundred percent sure. Eggs are hatched in an incubator of some sort, then usually kept seperate from adults. This is for private breeders.
I suppose if the conditions had anything to do with the rns, and hatchlings kept the same then there might be a possiblity.
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like sandy i would think not, however i am not sure i would attempt to breed from any animal that was not in full health
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There have been some studies done by a Professor Mary Brown, one of the scientists who identified microplasa as being a cause of RNS. However the studies to see whether microplasma can be transmitted from an infected female to egg were inconclusive
I think I got that right, I have the whole interview somewhere, it makes very interesting reading to anyone interested in RNS |
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Really good question. Being RNS is a broad term it would be hard to nail down if it can pass through to an egg. There is bacterial and viral forms so I guess it's a possibility but doubtful. I'll be Ed has an answer, maybe?
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Microplasma is supposed to be in every tortoise, stress and bad husbandry usually make it surface and cause problems.
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Thanks for the replies and link - very informative
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No it can't be transferred to the hatchling through the egg. My female Libyan greeks always seem to be getting a runny nose (just need to look at them funny ) Not a one of the 13 hatchlings, some now 3 years old, that are still here has ever had RNS.
Like Sandy said it is always with a WC tortoise and comes out at times of stress. So if your hatchling has RNS it has been exposed to the bacteria from the adults. Danny
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