Uggg. I am sorry. That sucks then. You would need to pull everything to deep clean. Get rid of your dirt layer pull the plants to clean and clean the entire cage. That is the only way to lower risk of reinfection.
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elizaann2
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Oh no I’m so sorry
Flick boy
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It is what it is , looking on the bright side I have a spare viv . Will be sad to take stuff apart , but needs most , after being sick and a migraine I must focus on moving forward, ( in hindsight I should have placed him in a quartine enclosure and done tests to ensure no parasites present, b4 placing in the bio , all I can say hopefully this goes out to anyone getting a cham in my situation, ( for a bio or in general) take the precautions and nesseccarly actions ( not sure where keyboard went with that one lol) I will need a bit of advice as to properly go about cleaning my enclosure, ( I think beman included a link ) as it's late here I will look at 2moro
elizaann2
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Best of luck! She did include a link on post #17. I hope you feel better tomorrow.
Flick boy
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Thanks I appreciate it. I have a couple of questions. No 1 can the isopods be saved? No 2 is it necessary to deconstruct all the branches or can I just spray with f10 and rinse , steam clean etc . No3 I lined my enclosure with Cork can I just steam this or again sray with f10 and rinse ( this cannot be removed) no 4 when Is the best time to put him in another viv , now , once he has had his first worm treatment second treatment when his retest comes back clear ??
I dunno.... I linked @JacksJill blog on cleaning. But I don't know with pinworms and your bio active set up what you will need to do to really deep clean. I have tagged her here.
Flick boy
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Hi so not sure what went wrong with me weighting last week , ( small circle scales ) maybe weight balancing off , but I got larger square ones and he's accutually 81 grams , not 55 , . So that's a positive, I wouldn't say I'm a person that says things happen for a reason, but if I hadn't got a false reading ,I may not have got a fecal , this positive attitude, will make me cry less pulling my enclosure apart lol
Ok 81 is much more of what I would expect. That is very good news. And as you said at least you were able to get the fecal to know what was causing the lack of growth.
Flick boy
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Bio active setups are a challenge when it comes to parasites. If it was coccida I would say start over rather than risk it. With pinworms that are more easily treatable I might try taking it down an inch or two into the soil and sanitizing everything else. I would use steam on the hard surfaces and I don't know on the plants. I would soap and water wash plants for a start. Then follow up with a disinfectant plants tolerate. Scrap the plants if they aren't precious. This is only a suggestion if you want to try to save your set up. If you get a re-occurrence you will have to tear it all down and start again.
Ultimately the safest route is to start over with a cleaned of all organic matter and steamed cage.
Ultimately the safest route is to start over with a cleaned of all organic matter and steamed cage.
Flick boy
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Thank you
Flick boy
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Hi.yeah going to completely redo soil ,and clean plants with f10 scxd , they are not precious but don't want to bin them as they are healthy ( not being sentimental but they are llife so maybe keep for my home) and steam clean . Would like also to filter my isopods into fresh substrate and isolate them for a bit as they are tropical and probably wouldn't, survive and shouldn't be released into my environment/ country . Any thoughts welcome.
elizaann2
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Best of luck to you. I’m sorry this is happening.
Flick boy
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A big question would be, when is the best time to move a chameleon into a sterile enclosure ,when first diagnosed? , in my case with pinworms,,after the first treatment, or final treatment, or when clear 
. It seems like a catch 22 . I have decided to move him just after his final/ second worm treatment to a sterile enclosure, 2 weeks before his retest and do another test 2 weeks later . Any advice/ input welcome. Thanks sonny and elizaana
. It seems like a catch 22 . I have decided to move him just after his final/ second worm treatment to a sterile enclosure, 2 weeks before his retest and do another test 2 weeks later . Any advice/ input welcome. Thanks sonny and elizaana
Flick boy
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All be good
thank you.
Sonny13
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I wish I could be any help for you, but this goes outside my expertise or experience. Still the biggest luck you get everything on track soon again.A big question would be, when is the best time to move a chameleon into a sterile enclosure ,when first diagnosed? , in my case with pinworms,,after the first treatment, or final treatment, or when clear
