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Quarantine and internal parasites question

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I have a 900 gram WC striped granite for a few months now, and she has not eaten yet. The vet will not prescribe any medication for internal parasite until they do a fecal exam. So I'm in limbo here with a snake not eating that most likely has internal parasites.

I have a couple of questions.

1. I'd like to start treating myself, and at least do a treatment of Flagil. Dosage I've read here is 25-50 mg/kg , so I was thinking to do about 40mg/kg. Every 24 hours for 3 days, no need to repeat after the initial 3 days. If some one could confirm this would appreciate it.

2. I'd really like to move her into my snake room where the room temps are more consistent. If I keep her isolated in her own tub and on the opposite wall from my rack will there be any problems? She has been treated for ticks. If she is in the same room are there any precautions needed to prevent parasitic spread to my collection other than no physical contact btw her and the other snakes, using separate instruments and good hygienic procedures?

Of course once she does start eating and defecates, I would bring a stool sample to my Vet asap.
 
I should add that she has had a physical exam from my Vet, no RI, bumps, lumps etc.
 
So it is at 900 grams so it had to have ate at some point. Did the person you got it from let you in on what it was eating? Have you tried live? Or ASF's?
 
She came from Outback as a WC and was never fed. I've tried live mice, hoppers, rats, weaned. She ate one live mouse the end of july and nothing since.
 
I know you were looking for info on empirically dosing your snakes...but, in all likelihood, she just doesn't like something about her setup. She may have parasites, but treating them won't necessarily make her eat. I don't want to turn this into BP 101, but sometimes you have to change things to find what the snake wants. It can be as simple as offering a hide, or changing the substrate.
Have you had experience with WC BPs (not talking about farmed babies)?
 
I've been in contact with Josh repeatedly, cypress mulch 3" deep, small tub, dark area. I never had a WC before and she will most likely be my last. I'd believe in CBs but got her when all the Lacy act stuff was happening. lol.
Yes, she very well may not like something about her set-up. That's one reason why I want to get her into my snake room, However I'm just concerned about any issues around internal parasites somehow getting into my collection. I was hoping if I kept her to the opposite side of the room in her own tub and place I will not have to worry.
 
Internal parasites don't fly. Cross contamination is the only way they'd get from her to your other snakes...but that happens more easily than a lot of people think.
 
Did she eat for them?
With 3" of cypress, you may want to recheck your temps...and be darned careful if you are using belly heat. That's a lot of substrate to get through, and you're likely to melt/burn the tub. What size tub are you using? Is it translucent?
 
I just moved her in the reptile room.

Hararld got it right. Since I added a good two+ additional inches of mulch (josh suggested this about 2 weeks ago) I have been having issues with temps. Josh said WCs need a good thick layer of cypress to feel comfortable (3-4") and contributed this to her possibly not eating. Also to compound the temps the room she was in has been droping in temp as winter is approaching. My reptile room has constant 80 temps. She's in a pretty small translucent tub (15 x 12 x 6.5 ht). I'm gonna hope the parasites don't fly and will try a small weaned rat in a week.
 
I thought Outback treated all their WC animals for internal and external parasites? I haven't looked at any of their ads lately but remember they used to. Wouldn't an ASF be a good option for that girl?
 
They treat all their WC for ticks,but not all for parasites. Ya ASF would be good but there is nothing like that here in Vermont that I know of anywhere near me.

I can already tell that the temps will be more stable in the heated reptile room. And I'm hoping it will be enough to get her to eat soon.
 
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