Skin worms! WARNING GRAPHIC

[Fireborn]

I got to keep the skin worms in a preservative after they removed them. These came from a wild caught chameleon.

 

[timw1]

Interesting and ironic..lol Glad you got them out.

 

[Fireborn]

I thought it was fascinating to see what they looked like after removal.

 

[Replife]

I thought it was fascinating to see what they looked like after removal.

Very interesting I wonder how they can be sure if they got them all

 

[nightanole]

Am i the only one who read "Silk worms! WARNING GRAPHIC" and clicked on it thinking it was a lol picture? Its too early to read...

 

[nick barta]

I read silkworms 3 times...

 

[Fireborn]

Lol you all need coffee. And they probably didn't get them all. Just the large ones that were viable.

 

[Angelwolf]

Wow! Those things are huge! Did they come from juveniles or adults? What species? How did you know that something was there? Could you see them? A picture would have been neat to see.

 

[laurie]

Am i the only one who read "Silk worms! WARNING GRAPHIC" and clicked on it thinking it was a lol picture? Its too early to read...

I reread it, it just seemed wrong.

 

[JacksJill]

Thanks for the post. I would like to know what the symptoms were and how they were diagnosed.
Note: I knew it said skin worms before I clicked on it but I've had to huge cups of coffee.

 

[Fireborn]

These came from a juvenile wild caught panther. You could see the worms under the skin. If you zoom in the picture you can see them.

 

[Fireborn]

Aside from being unsightly they didn't seem to effect his health to much.

 

[kinyonga]

I've seen worms like that quite often in WCs. Quite a few would come in with them. They are filarial worms usually spread to the chameleon by an insect "bite".

http://www.chameleonnews.com/02MayWells.html
"Treatment of the chameleon using potent vermicides is important to rid the chameleon of larval stages of these parasites in addition to the adult stages. I want to caution you that Chameleons can die as a result of heavy parasite loads dying in the circulatory system after medication".

 

[Katacara]

Wow that was both gross and interesting! Amazing how things are often both like that.

Thank you @Fireborn for sharing that!