Help Identifying Worm

[Nicholasdeaan]

As I was cleaning a cage today, I lifted up a pot. I do this each time to wipe away dirt/feces run off. I then noticed this. I'm unsure if it's a small earthworm or some species of worm that simply inhabited the soil.

My second thought is that it's an intestinal parasite of some sort. I've never had a fecal done, being the chameleon has never showed any signs of having parasites. He eats well, is growing well, and shows no lethargy and etc. It isn't wild caught. Though, I know that doesn't bunk the possibly of him having parasites.

This is the first time I've came across this in his enclosure. While I feel it's only a earthworm, I could very well could be wrong. It just didn't have the dark tone or mass an earthworm has. That, and I feel as though if it were an earthworm, and has been living in there that long, it would be much bigger. Something about it looked different? So, what do you keepers with parasite experience think?

 

[trickedoutbiker]

Was browsing through the GENERAL DISCUSSION threads to see if there was anything I could give a read.... ended up seeing your post here about that worm you found and you told me about this past weekend. Surprised nobody has given this a comment or anything yet. Looks odd, that's for sure. Figured I would give this a comment to bump it a bit and maybe get it seen some more and maybe some ideas on what it could be for ya. Sorry I have no idea though buddy

 

[jtimen]

Do you have live plants in the enclosure? If so, what sort of soil are you using/where did it come from? For instance, did you re-pot the plants. Just wondering if that might have something to do with it. If the plants came from a nursery, they might very well have come along with a hitchhiker.