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Deworming feeder mice/rats?

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How do you monitor parasites in your breeding colonies? Do you check your rodent feeders for parasites or use any kind of de-worming medication for colonies? I would like to try and avoid parasites in the snakes that are live feeders, at the very least avoid big ones like tapeworms. Thanks!
 
A natural de-worming product I use on everything from the dogs, cats, birds and in the garden and on my rodents is Diatomaceous Earth. My local feed store sells "Food Grade" Diatomaceous Earth, it looks and feels like flour, but it is like microscopic shards of glass that cut up parasites as it passes through the animal's system. I add it to my grain based rodent food. I use it for a period of 5 days or so and then repeat every 6 months or so.

Just make sure is it "Food Grade" Diatomaceous Earth, the type used for pools is not safe to use.

regards
Adrian Perez
 
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A natural de-worming product I use on everything from the dogs, cats, birds and in the garden and on my rodents is Diatomaceous Earth. My local feed store sells "Food Grade" Diatomaceous Earth, it looks and feels like flour, but it is like microscopic shards of glass that cut up parasites as it passes through the animal's system. I add it to my grain based rodent food. I use it for a period of 5 days or so and then repeat every 6 months or so.

Just make sure is it "Food Grade" Diatomaceous Earth, the type used for pools is not safe to use.

regards
Adrian Perez
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Ahhh, that would have been my next question as I have some around the house for the pool. :eek: Where can this be purchased? I haven't seen it on any of the online reptile stores I frequent (may be looking for the wrong thing).

Thanks
 
Well I do not think it will be on reptile websites, I found out about Diatomaceous Earth from the poultry people that I know. I use it to deworm my Bantam chickens and control mites on the birds, also to prevent an infestation of worms on my dogs, cats, and rodent colony. Here is a webite that explains the uses of Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth. I think they also have it for sale.

http://perma-guard.com/index.html

regard
Adrian Perez
 
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