It looks like some sort of roundworm
Is that intestinal worms ?
- Thread starter Mina Adel
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I think it is ascaris
The dose to treat ascaris is
500mg single dose of Mebendazole
For any weight and any age.
Is that safe for torts too ?
Yikes, that's horrifying. Has @deadheadvet seen worms like that?
It doesn't look like anything unusual for parasitic worm. I'd guess: some kind of round worm just not sure if roundworms are "hard to touch" as you describe it, Mina.
I gave them the drug
But the worms increase and all the worms are alive .
Is that normal to be alive in the torts dropings ? Especially After taking the portion.
Linhdan Nguyen
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Yes its normal for the worms to be alive for awhile when a tort poops it out.
Sara G.
Active Member
You gave the meds to all of your torts right?
Not just one or two of them?
Not just one or two of them?
I think most of those meds take at least 24-48 hrs to work, sometimes 3-4 days. That I know about worms in humans. Don't really know about reptiles but many of our experienced keepers do, and someone will come along to help with that.
How long did you leave between doses
It may also be that either the worm is resistant to the medication you used, or that you didn't get a high enough dose in all the torts
It may also be that either the worm is resistant to the medication you used, or that you didn't get a high enough dose in all the torts
Yes . To all of them.
evey 3 days
I think that is low dose.
But I am afraid to give these little creatures overdose.
In humans the dose 2 tablets 200mg once evey day for 3 consequent days. Repeated after a week or 10 days or 2 weeks.
So that dose is enough to kill all the worms.
Linhdan Nguyen
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Im sorry, i dont have any knowledge on what the correct dosage would be. Though if you deworm them, i would assume they would poop more worms to get them out of their body. Im mot sure how else they would get out. But i dont know, i may be wrong.
When my tortoise had bad worms, he pooped out alot after his first dose. And his medication was given once a week for 3 weeks
I am surprised they would be passing live worms after treatment. It could be a dosage issue or that you picked a medication that is not effective for the type of parasite that you have.
Mina, how did you decide how much to give?
If you just guessed then the dose is probably wrong. I cannot help you with dosage.
If the worming medication is for humans then it is only guaranteed to be effective against the type(s) of worms that humans get.
You need to do some research via Google to see if the medication you are using has any chance of working on tortoises and at what dose level and frequency.
If you just guessed then the dose is probably wrong. I cannot help you with dosage.
If the worming medication is for humans then it is only guaranteed to be effective against the type(s) of worms that humans get.
You need to do some research via Google to see if the medication you are using has any chance of working on tortoises and at what dose level and frequency.
I have done some Googling myself.
I found a post in this thread about Mebendazole http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/mebendazole-doses-for-tortoises.22944/
You do need to know the concentration of the drug you are giving.
I found a post in this thread about Mebendazole http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/mebendazole-doses-for-tortoises.22944/
You do need to know the concentration of the drug you are giving.
If that's true, the dose of 100mg mebendazole was very high, especially for the smaller males!
I have seen other posts on a Spanish forum since I posted that saying 20-25mg per 100g of tortoise weight, so it really does depend on the concentration of the drug that is bought.If that's true, the dose of 100mg mebendazole was very high, especially for the smaller males!
