Wild caught-do they need deworming?

[Shiloh’sMommy]

What do you all worm your wc with and how often? I am pretty good with meds.

 

[nightanole]

Get hydrated and ok weight
broad deworm (Panacur or Ivermectin)
fecal float

No no is deworm within a week or two of out of the box. They cant handle the stress.
Some vets do floats cheap. Some vets wont do a cheap float unless they see the cham first. Or you also have the fecal in the mail for like $40.

 

[SteveH]

First you'll want to get them acclimated to their new home for a few weeks. After that time collect a fresh fecal sample to be tested for which parasites might be present and the vet will determine what is needed. Different parasites require different treatment.

 

[Shiloh’sMommy]

Get hydrated and ok weight
broad deworm (Panacur or Ivermectin)
fecal float

No no is deworm within a week or two of out of the box. They cant handle the stress.
Some vets do floats cheap. Some vets wont do a cheap float unless they see the cham first. Or you also have the fecal in the mail for like $40.

What lab do you go with?

 

[Shiloh’sMommy]

First you'll want to get them acclimated to their new home for a few weeks. After that time collect a fresh fecal sample to be tested for which parasites might be present and the vet will determine what is needed. Different parasites require different treatment.

Thank you

 

[nightanole]

What lab do you go with?

Sorry my vet does 10 buck floats if they have seen the animal within a year. They will not prescribe meds to an animal they have not seen in the past year.

 

[MissSkittles]

Hi. You are getting excellent advice…you need to take your animal to the vet and have them run a fecal parasite check to identify what may be there. Only after it has been identified, can the correct treatment be determined. Each type of parasite has its own treatment and medication. The medication for pinworm is going to do nothing if your animal has coccidia. It’s shooting in the dark and hoping to hit something. Additionally, some medications can be very hard on the sensitive kidneys and why risk that if you’re not even sure the medication is the right one for the problem. If you need help finding a vet, I’m attaching our vet list. However, any exotics vet can do the wellness visit and fecal - they don’t need a ton of experience with chameleons. Here’s another resource to help find a vet near you. https://members.arav.org/search/custom.asp?id=3661

 

[Shiloh’sMommy]

Thank you

 

[Shiloh’sMommy]

Hi. You are getting excellent advice…you need to take your animal to the vet and have them run a fecal parasite check to identify what may be there. Only after it has been identified, can the correct treatment be determined. Each type of parasite has its own treatment and medication. The medication for pinworm is going to do nothing if your animal has coccidia. It’s shooting in the dark and hoping to hit something. Additionally, some medications can be very hard on the sensitive kidneys and why risk that if you’re not even sure the medication is the right one for the problem. If you need help finding a vet, I’m attaching our vet list. However, any exotics vet can do the wellness visit and fecal - they don’t need a ton of experience with chameleons. Here’s another resource to help find a vet near you. https://members.arav.org/search/custom.asp?id=3661

Nothing comes up for my area unfortunately.

 

[MissSkittles]

Nothing comes up for my area unfortunately.

Try Google search for exotics vet or reptile vet in your general area.