Worms of the unwelcome kind

[chris-uk]

Chris, because Nobby is W/C, is the cause of the worms what the snakes diet had been in the wild? Frogs or fish, something like that? With my radix as young and as small as she was when I found her in March, I don't think her diet could have been anything more than earthworms and thats all she's had since moving inside. Could worms give her worms? Or could she pick them up from wherever she was getting her water.... Should I have her checked for worms being W/C???

Most likely to have been her wild diet. Almost every wild snake is going to have a parasite load, some people worry about it others don't. I think in Europe, where the majority of snakes are CB and therefore clear of parasites, I'd always advise testing and de-worming if necessary. If you have a WC snake (possibly with worms) would you then put it anywhere near a snake that you bought as CB animal and paid £50, £100, or £150 for? I've got two other snakes quarantined at the moment, and as soon as they poo on a day that I can take it to the vet they'll be tested as well.

Chris have you noticed any sub-cutaneous worms on Nobby?

No, there's no sign of anything sub-cutaneous. I'll be checking again carefully though.

If Nobby is a pinky eater I would inject it into said pinky.
Problem solved an no waste.

I love it when a plan comes together.

[EasternGirl]

You know I never have gotten Cee Cee and Seeley checked for worms. They have already been around some of my other CB snakes...not with them but I have switched tanks and so forth with Possum and Hermes and things like that. They were both at the vet but as far as I know he didn't do a fecal test. I have had both of them for a year now. Do you think I should get one?

[guidofatherof5]

I would say yes.
When finances allow, it will give you some peace of mind.

[Didymus20X6]

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[chris-uk]

Update on Nobby. She pooed today, not in her water bowl, and on a day I could take the deposit to the vet to get her rechecked.

Well the fecal float today is completely clear, so the course of Panacur did the job and she's no longer quarantined. She's going to be joining Lacci and Adora Belle to get her out of the plastic tub (albeit a large one) that she's be living in for far too long.

[Invisible Snake]

That's great news! Glad to hear Nobby is worm-free.

[guidofatherof5]

Glad to here she's clear and now living with some buddies.

A very good example of why a quarantine period is important.

[ProXimuS]

Round of applause for Nobby

[guidofatherof5]

Round of applause for Nobby

[EasternGirl]

Great news!!