Worms??

This is the first time I've ever heard of worms in a snake. Never once did I hear it mentioned in any videos. I'd be interested to hear more from the big breeders and see if they ever have issues and what the do to prevent / treat for this.

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Originally Posted by bcr229

Both mammals and reptiles can be hosts for pinworms, roundworms, hookworms, and flatworms (flukes & tapeworms). It would be rare to find these in a CBB reptile that had only eaten domestic feeders. A snake could pick up parasites from a live feeder, which is why offering your snake wild-caught rodents is a bad idea.

Of course if a commercial feeder were the source of the parasite then the whole colony would have to be treated.

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Very curious about this as I know many parasites require direct transmission meaning they do not come from external hosts and by that I mean mammalian or fish hosts. I wonder what percentage of common parasite infestations come from rodents. I would assume it is extremely rare in ball pythons even if wild caught.