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Pinworms from crickets......

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There is a little thread going on another forum...... I had always been under the impression that pin and hook worms can be transmitted from feeder crickets...... There are like 100 or so species of pinworm, that can infest reptiles and I am pretty sure that around a quarter of those species can be carried by insects..... I just want to get everyone elses view on the subject....
 
gregg,
yes crickets can give your gecko or lizard pins... i have never heard of crickets giving them hooks but pins yes and it is quite common (pins) especially for people who feed allot of crickets. however treatment is extremely simple.
 
Yup, they can transmit pinworms. I think crickets are the worst of the common feeders but technically any of them carry pins.
 
Thankyou very much Robin, Cody, and Marcia..... That is exactly what I thought and you all confirmed it..... You girls and guys are a great help.....

Thanks again.....
 
I posted a reply

I also threw in my .02 over 'there', and I'll post it here, too:

Sorry, but I respectfully disagree! I have had crickets right out of the box tested at IDEXX Labs for parasites and pathogens, and they were found to contain:

- oxyurids (pinworm eggs)
- provendencia rettgeri (bacteria)
- proteus vulgaris (bacteria)
- klebsiella pneumoniae (bacteria)
- aeromonas species
- citrobacter freundii (bacteria)

Pinworm eggs are commonly found in soil (among other things), and anything that comes into oral/fecal contact with them are susceptible to infection. (ie; unwashed produce) Fortunately, these nematodes are easily treated and pose the least health risks.

If you would like further information on parasitic infections in insects, here's a good place to start:

http://flnem.ifas.ufl.edu/HISTORY/entomophilic_history.htm
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Very cool, Marcia. You are truly a wealth of information and an invaluable asset to us all.
 
what the ???

The original thread on this subject over at KS has mysteriously vanished! LOL!!! Just another reason for me NOT to waste my time by posting over there... apparently they don't like threads that contain important information.
 
I saw that myself..... WTF...... That place sucks..... I dont even know why I go there anymore..... That is the second time they deleted info on this exact subject..... It is just rediculous.....
 
Gregg M said:
I saw that myself..... WTF...... That place sucks..... I dont even know why I go there anymore..... That is the second time they deleted info on this exact subject..... It is just rediculous.....
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Okay, this is now fascinating and hilarious. Are crickets or pinworms the new forbidden subject over there? LMAO. Did anyone even tell you what you said wrong? Nah, of course they didn't. Just the mysterious cleansing followed by eternal silence. Cracks me up.
 
Aren't some of their big sponsers producers of crickets? I imagine they pay for big ads too.

Hmmmmm, now I wonder why those threads got deleted.
 
Lol!!!

Well... the original thread was deleted, but it got re-posted! (he he he) Here's the latest:

Humpbacks: "Just provide the contact information, or ask the specific question to the qualified professional, for gawd's sake..."

Me: Well, since you asked so politely and respectfully, sure!

-Dr. Roger klingenberg, DVM author of "Understanding Reptile Parasites". Phone: 1-970-351-0936

-Professor, Dr. Frederic L. Frye DVM., MSc. CBiol, FRSM, the world's most renowned Reptile Pathologist, author of Reptile Veterinary University textbooks, and other books including, "Reptile Disease: An Atlas of Care and Treatment". Phone: 1-707-462-8692

-Dr. Kenneth Harkewicz, DVM, Staff Veterinarian @ East Bay Vivarium, Berkeley, CA, Consulting Exotics Veterinarian @ ARAV (Amphibian and Reptilian Association of Veterinarians) and my reptile vet, PH: 1-510-848-5043

-IDEXX Veterinary Services and Laboratories, www.vetconnect.com or 1-800-444-4210

Humpacks: "The question is: Do lizards get pinworms from crickets? The answers on my side have been no, never heard of it, or highly unlikely"

Me: Just because they have never heard of it or feel it is unlikely doesn't make it impossible.

Humpbacks: "If you beg to disagree, I beg to have you consult the specifics with your reptilian specialist and professionals in your state."

Me: Done! See above references.
 
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