Okay so I brought his/her (ch 08) first available poop into the local exotic vet (two vets at this practice, they see a lot of exotic animals and supposedly know what they are doing). Stool sample came back “possibly pinworms, possibly nothing”. The receptionist called me back (she was not the brightest of folks) and said if he “seems okay” then don’t worry, if he starts acting ill or seems lethargic bring him in. Apparently what they "saw" looked like it maybe pinworms, or it may be fauna of some type, or as she put it "it maybe just how he is". Hmph.
Acting lethargic? He is a baby bp, he spends his days in one of his hides. He eats well, does not look to skinny, I have not weighed him because I don't have a scale but he seems to be growing like a weed.
I don’t want to bring him in and have him dewormed if they can’t find anything, I was just a bit surprised at the answer. I know with dogs/cats a stool sample may “miss” diagnosing worms if the particular poop sample shows nothing, but with a snake, seeing as how they poop so rarely anyway, it seems as if it would be more obvious.
Any ideas? Should I just assume he is fine? Should I bring another sample in? Does this vet hospital know what they are doing?
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