Parasites... several of them... now what?

Had a fecal done on both new reptiles... a beardie and a mountain horned dragon.

The beardie has coccidia, trichomonads (?sp), and pinworms.

Ok, how do I treat it.... she weighs 125 grams and is 5 mo. old.

Thanks.

Hello,

Ooh, sorry they both have coccidia & a protozooan. Technically, coccidia is a protozoan, but it rarely causes problems like trichomonas, can cause problems in higher numbers. Well, pinworms are relatively easy to get rid of too & are very common.
Did he prescribe any meds to you? Coccidia is normally treated either with Albon or Trimeth sulfates which is just sulfa based drugs, the same as Albon. Trichomonas are usually treated with Flagyl or metronidazole. Pinworms are treated with Panacur.
Did he tell you the counts of them at all?
How are you cleaning the enclosures out?
Meds are somewhat harsh on their systems so we should discuss what meds you feel are needed most. That is why the vet should have given you a specific count on each to determine if she needed a medication for each parasite & worm. That is 3 different meds each, & that is quite a bit on her system.
Let me know what you decide & I can help you figure it out.

Tracie

As for the cage cleaning... we are using paper towels. Every evening and every morning we clean them. Take everything out, rinse it out & clean with some disinfectant stuff (not sure at the moment the name). In the eve we clean the accesories, which are few, also. And water dishes, food dishes, etc.
Everything else is covered in MHD thread I think...

Hello,

Great, that sounds fine to me. Paper towels are by far the easiest way to keep the tank clean. Definitely keep as few tank decor in there are possible.
You can also use cardboard things like boxes, etc, for basking areas so you can just throw them away instead of always having to clean everything.

Tracie

Just to let everyone know... the beardie got Albon (3 days) and Flagyl and Panacur. She is definately cleaning out some worms and icky stuff.
She has always and still is eating like a big piggy. She's doing really great. Last week she started to really eat her "salads", she hadn't before that... she was all about the crickets!!! Tuesday we start the second 3 day phase of Albon.
Just wanted to give an update. Should have some pics up sometime.

Hello,

Great to hear that your dragon is taking meds well & is eating too! I am happy to hear that she cleaning out & feeling better, plus, she still has an appetite, too!
Definitely post some pics for us soon. Thanks!

Tracie

The Beardy is out in the front yard sun bathing today, A good size grass hopper jumped in the cage,,,, You know what happened to that! I hope the back legs don't cause any more bleeding problems for her! But she ate so fast I couldn't get to her fast enough to just even try to grab the legs on the way down...


The Mountain H.D. Ate crickets today on her own! I wish we didn't have to restart one of their med. Regimens again today. But I think if she's comfy enough to eat w/ us now she probably will continue to. Anyway I'll probably put this on the other post too since we've all been talking about all of it on all of them !! LOl .............So yippee!

Hello!

Oh geez, your dragon ate a grasshopper outside. I hope that will be ok, & she wont have any problems with that. I hope it all comes out ok.
Yes, I saw on the other thread that your MHD ate crickets today, too! That is SO awesome! Too bad you have to start the meds again. It sounds like they are both doing well though, no worries right now with them.
Great job getting them both on the right track now.


Tracie