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by Frawgg on August 31, 2004
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It depends on what kind of endoparasites your infected snakes posess. It is almost impossible to determine what types of medications will work if you do not know what type of endoparasites your snakes are infected with. If you do not have a microscope and slides,my suggestion would be to get a fresh stool sample, refridgerate it, and get it to a veterinarian for a fecal exam. Many of the endoparasite medications used on dogs and cats will work on snakes, however not all the medications will work on all the various endoparasites (although Panacur comes close!). Additionally, the dosing formulary changes drastically due to the difference in weight between dogs/cats versus reptiles. Good luck and be safe!
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by thenewdisciple on August 31, 2004
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i dont know that they have any parasites, they are wc so i assume they have some. i always thought it to be a normal thing to worm wildcaught snakes.
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by Scootertrash on August 31, 2004
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You just got me thinking. My new C Ruber might need to be wormed. Someone tell us if it is absolutely imparitive that we worm wildcaught snakes. Thanks.
Clayton
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by paleoherp on August 31, 2004
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hi i m no vet expert but i am interested , as you might know snakes from the wild are bound to have allsorts of internal parasites , the problem is they might have more then one type and alot of anti parasticides are specific for one group of parastites. if you want the snake to be rid of them i guess you do use these anti parasiticides, however there are all kinds of treatment things like bunamidine, diathiazine,and niclosamide work on cestodes praziquantel will work on cestodes and trematodes , and metronidazole works on flagellates and protozons , coccccida is normally treated with some type of sulfa drug. if you know what parasite it has by a sample of its stool you can have a better idea of what to use.
take a sample of the stool have a vet take a look if your not sure .
i hope this helps i ain t a vet but read a lot of books ,
good luck with it.
SHAUN
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by Phobos on August 31, 2004
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Hi Guys:
I bought this book that Chris Harper reviewed:
Understanding Reptile Parasites : A Basic Manual for Herpetocultists
Chris is right on the money...it's a must have if you want healthy animals. Tells you how to do it and what to give. Even gives you dosage information. It cost me $8.95 from amazon.com. For what we spend on snakes this is a no brainer.
http://www.venomousreptiles.org/reviews/review/280
Take care,
Al
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