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05-Mar-07, 10:03 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: perth wa Age/Gender: 46  | | |  worming my snake
 just a few questions
do i need to worm my snake?
how would she catch them?
what do i use?
how do i do it ?
thats all for now thanks
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05-Mar-07, 10:14 AM
|  | Necker Cube Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: NSW | | | |
Most common way to catch them is through live/freshly killed food. If you are feeding frozen/thawed food it's fairly unlikely.
Having said that I worm mine yearly with Worm Rid injected into their food with a needle
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05-Mar-07, 10:15 AM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: Townsville, North QLD Age/Gender: 21  | | | |
My advice would be to worm your snake when its young while its growing..... I'm not sure whther you can do it yourself but a vet will do it for under $50 (in my experience)..... and don't let anyone tell you that they don't need to be done cos unfortunately we had a death with a 6mth old Tree Snake because of worms......
I don't know how they get them can anyone answer that? I'd assume its to do with coming into contact with another snake that has them.....
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05-Mar-07, 10:22 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-03 Location: here | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by swingonthespiral  My advice would be to worm your snake when its young while its growing..... I'm not sure whther you can do it yourself but a vet will do it for under $50 (in my experience)..... and don't let anyone tell you that they don't need to be done cos unfortunately we had a death with a 6mth old Tree Snake because of worms......
I don't know how they get them can anyone answer that? I'd assume its to do with coming into contact with another snake that has them..... | Actually they dont need to be done unless they have worms in the first place and dont let anyone tell you different.Best to get a vet to test for worms,if a positive result them worm them if negative why bother?
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05-Mar-07, 10:39 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: north coast NSW Age/Gender: 24 | | |
All pets (and humans) should be wormed regularly including reptiles.
worms can be picked up anywhere - even putting your herp out on the grass.
it depends on what animals have had contact with that area previously. some parasites can live in soil/grass etc and wait for animal contact. water that is not boiled first can also contain a lot of parasites as well.
You often wont know that the reptile has worms so better safe than sorry
(Im studying parasitology this semester and its making me paranoid  )
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05-Mar-07, 10:48 AM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: Townsville, North QLD Age/Gender: 21 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Ramsayi Actually they dont need to be done unless they have worms in the first place and dont let anyone tell you different.Best to get a vet to test for worms,if a positive result them worm them if negative why bother? | Considering I've got a medium sized and expensive collection not to mention they are my pets and I love them dearly I'm going for the whole better to be safe than sorry thing......
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05-Mar-07, 10:49 AM
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Also you would have to test regularly so.... why bother?
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05-Mar-07, 10:58 AM
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Can anyone advise of a good worming product. I'm paranoid now too!!!!
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05-Mar-07, 11:07 AM
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I just use reptile science worm rid and inject the appropriate dose into the food
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05-Mar-07, 11:46 AM
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I would consider worm treatments a must if you are keeping multiple reptiles in the same enclosure. If one has worms you could guarantee the other will.
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