microscope ?

For all of you out there who do your own fecals, I have a question. What kind is good enough? I have a 70$ one I believe, and u can see most stuff but, not nearly as clear as some of the pictures I've seen on here. I appreciate everyone's advice.

Thanks
Scott

Anyone? I just don't want to spend more than I have to. I appreciate anyone's input.

Thanks
Scott

What kind of microscope is it? Could you post a pic?

I still need to buy myself a decent microscope.

There are some good existing threads you may want to check out.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/google/?q=microscope

You should find Dez's video extremely helpful. I use the scope she recommends here and my husband also does our fecal floats between vet visits.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/dez/810-how-do-your-own-fecal-float-video.html

I got this one and really like it. Its a little pricey at $250 but you get what you pay for. The mechanical stage on the bottom makes moving the slide around to check for parasites much easier and the USB port for viewing on the PC makes it really easy to see anything. I can capture images and video very quickly and easily.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009VUPIKM/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks guys nd gals. I really appreciate all the input.

Scott

I think the cheaper microscopes will do just fine with a basic fecal float. You only need the more advanced version if you want to do more complicated microscopy or higher quality pictures/video. I have a pricy one, but I love it

http://www.amazon.com/AmScope-T490B...e=UTF8&qid=1397744247&sr=8-9&keywords=amscope

I also purchased a nice camera for it as I tried the cheaper around $30cameras and the quality was not good at all.

http://www.amazon.com/MU1000-Micros...=1397744769&sr=8-4&keywords=microscope+camera

But I just love to play around with the microscope too so I wanted to invest in it. You can get a $20 one and see coccidia and pin worm ova if you know what you are looking for. You should Google the parasites and become familiar with how they look so you can spot them easily on a slide.

I use this one... Although, when I bought it on amazon it was only $93. It seems the price has jumped significantly... It is a great microscope though.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0014YNGCK/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1