dealing with worms!

[suzejay]

I saw a roundworm come out of one of my tortoises!

So I gave her medicine for 3 days (at the correct dose) but only 4 adult worms came out... (I bathed her daily, too).

I have isolated her from the other two who are very healthy but should I de-worm them too? (poor babies).

I am keeping them in plastic boxes and newspaper which I am changing daily but they hate it and want to roam the floors which I let them do as I feel so bad for them (4 weeks of treatment is too much to be isolated in a box!)

I am worried that it will infect me/my family so I got some medicine for us which I will give to us all at the same time. Does the whole family need de-worming regularly alongside these tortoises?

How do I clean surfaces that they have walked on... I have heard that bleach is not enough and 250 ppm iodine is the best but I cant find this online anywhere. I have heard that rubbing alcohol can be used but HOW do I use it?

Thanks a lot!!!

 

[Maro2Bear]

Greetings, welcome to the Forum.

It’s prob not a good idea to have (what sounds like) free roaming torts on your floors. What kind of torts & size?

To your question on worms.

➡️ Can humans get worms from tortoises? No, the types of worms that tortoises suffer from are not a risk to people, but you should obviously wash your hands thoroughly when cleaning out, handling or feeding your tortoise. Disposable gloves are a good idea when cleaning your tortoise's housing, on grounds of good hygiene.

➡️➡️ https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/tortoise-health/worming-your-tortoise/#.Y07vki33ahA

 

[Tianyuzhou88]

is worm coming out your egyptian tortoise ? Most Egyptian in United states are captive b and kept indoor. How did worm get there in the first place. send to correct tortoise forum section might be helpful

 

[ZEROPILOT]

After you've started administering the de wormer. You might see whole dead or dying worms in the poop or you might see next to nothing.
I'm thinking that a lot of the worms get dissolved in the tortoises digestive tract after passing away.
I've seen both.
Dead worms don't always get passed in a recognizable form