Worms in the water dish?

[littleindiangirl]

Very well could be mosquitos. Them suckers only need a few hours to go from egg to larvae.

[musicalKeyes]

Very well could be mosquitos. Them suckers only need a few hours to go from egg to larvae.

Mosquito larvae look very different:


These little buggers were completely smooth and moved much differently than mosquito larvae tend to. Plus, there isn't really anywhere for a mosquito to get in to the cage. Not saying it isn't possible, just really difficult.

[musicalKeyes]

Cool cool, I go to IIT and there is another member here who goes to loyola

What schools are you thinking about?

UIC or U of C, possibly. Of course, everything depends on money these days, so even the best laid plans could easily be tossed out the window, haha.

[frankykeno]

Tinley Park actually, but I may be moving into the city depending on college.

You do know about the huge snake show in Tinley in October?

I'd get a fecal float done on that snake. I'm not sure what those worms are but I'd certainly do that just to rule out that issue first.

[musicalKeyes]

You do know about the huge snake show in Tinley in October?

I'd get a fecal float done on that snake. I'm not sure what those worms are but I'd certainly do that just to rule out that issue first.

Yeah, I've been looking forward to it for months :]

I'm planning on it; I'd much rather get it done and find out he doesn't have them than not get it done and he does.

[Ziggi1200]

Hi,
Ive recently come across the same thing in my water dish. The worms like precisely like they do in your image. I was wondering what you found out?

Cheers

[MarkS]

It's most likely to be the laval stage of some mosquito or midge many of which can go from egg to larve in a few hours, I doubt that the worms are parasites from your reptile.