soloman5 Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Hi all since parasites can be a problem with reptiles is there a way of worming them? I did talk to someone who has many years experience with dragons, and she uses ivomec to worm them, just 1 drop orally then again in 10 days time. I looked up on the net and it seems as though ivomec is quite risky. Has anyone wormed their dragons and with what or know much about the ivomec? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 ivomec has not been officially tested as a wormer for reptiles so you use at your own risk it is used on birds but under the same as above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varanophile Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 call Ivan at Ti Point Reptile Park, he has been worming for 40 years. I have never had to, only do so if you or your vet can see evidence of worms in the faeces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soloman5 Posted October 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Will do thanks for that, I don't think mine have worms but just wondered if there was a need to worm reptiles since most other animals are wormed regularly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockwork Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 i do i put them with there veg the hard part is stoping them crawling all ova the tank lol and they seem to eat a fair few of them lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k1tt3n Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 hey there, take a poo sample to a vet. I did mine just this week and got a surprise to find that the sample contained alot of pin worms and their eggs. Apparently they get the worms from their prey items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogod Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 What did the vet give you to fix it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k1tt3n Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 cant remember she just handed me the syringe to take home. She is the reptile vet at Massey. I will find out and get back to ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soloman5 Posted October 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 I talked to 2 vets and they both said not to worm water dragons as they have parasites which they need and worming them will kill that. One of the vets I spoke to has a water dragon and has never wormed him the wd is regularly (ever day basically) fed "wild" bugs. :-? :-? Do other types of dragons get wormed, there seem to be alot of beardie owners here what do you guys do??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k1tt3n Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 gees, sounds nasty. Yeah it was my beardie that had the worms. Did the vets say what kind of parasites the water dragons suffer from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soloman5 Posted October 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 No I could find out tomorrow though. Yeah they were both quite firm about not worming that the parasites were a good thing which surprised me. Neither of the vets were actual reptile vets sooo maybe a vet which has more knowledge in that area has a different view and knows alot more :-?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soloman5 Posted October 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 I rang quite a few different vets today and most of them weren't quite sure whether to worm or not, some said no because there is no need but I did talk to one vet who said yes there is no harm in worming!! They have an "over the counter" worming paste for reptiles. The vet said generally reptiles won't get worms but it is possible, for WD's they are more likely to if they are in a high stressed environment and bad husbandry their immune system can become low because of it and then pick them up. I had contradicting info on the insect thing though one vet said that insects won't carry parasites where as this one said yes it is possible for insects to carry the eggs that the parasites lay. The only risk for the worming paste which he knew of for reptiles is they could have an allergic reaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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