So, today Nobby (our WC parietalis) finally provided me with a faeces sample that was fresh, not in her water, and on a day when I could take it to the vet for a faecal float. Surprise, she's got a high load of worms which need treating before she leave quarantine and we put the big girls together.

The vets we used was really good, they offered to do the float straight away so that we didn't need to drive back for medication if it was positive (they're about a 35 minute drive from home. And they didn't cost a fortune, the fecal float and 5g of Panacur only cost £12.

So, I'll be worming my first snake over the next couple of weeks. The treatment prescribed is 0.15g of Panacur each day for 3 days, then repeat after 2 weeks, then a week later take in another faecal sample for testing. Does that sound about right?