Parasites

Hey everyone,
Well my guy finally took care of business last night and it was a great sight to see. Never thought I would be this overjoyed to see poop!!!!!

But anyways I took a sample to the vet and they confirmed that my thor has parasites.

They gave me some stuff called PANACUR
And I gave it to him already in his mouth he wasn't happy about forcing him to get his med in there but he took it like a champ...

Now tomorrow is his feeding day should I feed him or let him be for a little while. Since I know there are people on here that has gave meds to their snakes I decided to post this and get some suggestions!!

Thanks guys!!!!:D

What did the vet tell you to do? If they didn't say anything about skipping a meal I would keep it on a normal feeding schedule.

Unless giving them meds stressed the snake out in which case the snake could regurge....
How often do you give the meds? Was it just a one time dose?
If you aren't suppose to give the meds again, or maybe not give until next week or something, I would probably go ahead and offer food to the snake. He's on empty given he just poo'd and will more than likely be fine if he accepts the prey. :)

the vet didn't say anything about skipping a meal. So I guess your right I won't.

Does ne1 know if snakes get this stuff because of the mice?

yeah its a one time dose now then in two weeks he gets the other

Well that's a great question! I think I heard that you can get them from feeding a live rodent. I think that's why a lot of live feeders breed their own rodents.
Great question- Do a search and see what you discover...

I did and all its says that it comes from alot of snakes being together at one time kinda like when they get ready for being shipped to the petsores

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Originally Posted by thedigi1

the vet didn't say anything about skipping a meal. So I guess your right I won't.

Does ne1 know if snakes get this stuff because of the mice?

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Where did Thor come from and how was it produced?

dont know where he came from I got him from petsmart though

Probably wild caught or farmed, which would explain the parasites.

So, pet store animals typically have a lot of health problems and ticks, mites and internal parasites are only naming a few ;)

What is your source for feeders? I would not use a pet store....

from my understanding he was captive bred!!! well at least I hope that they wouldn't lie to me!

I get my F/T adult mice from petco they are called gourmet mouse and they are individually wrapped.

Oh my gosh- I thought you fed live! I'm sorry for that.
Okay, so F/T is easy stuff and there are many places you can get quality F/T from and Petco is NOT on the list!!
The Big Cheese, The Mouse Factory, American Rodent Supply. Check these places out on the net.