This morning I had a vet appointment to take my new little girl Camille for a "new cham" check up. Since the vet is 2 hours away I decided to take Luie, too. It's a good think that I did. Camille, my new girl, had tons of hook worms and pin worms and Luie had hookworms and coccidia. They were both given Panacur and Luie was given Albon for the coccidia. I have to take them back to the vet in 4 weeks. Both of the chams looked healthy. Even the vet said they were very healthy until he read the results of the fecal test. This shows how important a fecal test can be. Both my chams looked great and I just decided to take the new girl in for a check and so thankful that I took Luie along. I have read some awful things on here about the coccidia and the drug Albon. I know nothing about either. Any advice or comments from anyone out there with experecne would be greatly appreciated. Jann

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i'm unsure how cb chams would get these kind of parasites in sanitary living conditions, did he elaborate on how they could have got them?

No he didn't, but he did say the little girl probably had them when I got her last Sat. Jann

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My husband when with me to the vet and he said that the vet did said it could have came from a cricket carrying it. You'll have to excuse me I'm so upset over Luie, I'm not even thinking stright. Jann

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I have heard horror stories about all sorts of parasites coming from petstore crickets. The conditions that some of the crickets from the petstores are kept in is disgusting, But you never see it because most of the time they kepe them in the back out of site. Where do you buy your feeders?

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Oh crap-seriously-that is where I get all of my crix. Guess I will be taking some poop to the vet!

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coccidia is everywhere.
Mostly, it's buried deep in the soil (in cyst form).
Any soil that has any contact with fecal matter at one time or another.

During rain (or misting), the coccidia emerge to the surface.
This is particularly bad for chameleon (especially the one that loves to eat dirt).

Usually, as long as the immune system is good. The coccidia will be suppressed by itself and should live harmoniously inside your chameleon tummy.

Be careful on Albon.
Some chameleon react adversely to it and stop eating altogether.
Mine quit eating for 3 weeks and had to undergo force feeding.

So, I stop administering Albon to him.
And, currently am interested in trying a new medicine for destroying coccidia.

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Albon works well, just keep him well hydrated and quarantined away from your other chams and pets. My vet went with the highest recommended dosage that needs minimal frequency (less handling stress), and everyone cleared up nicely.

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as long as your feeding live pray, parasites will always be an issue..unless you raise the feeders your self..

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