"Worm Guard" ?

[Mr Buster]

Anyone here have any experience with "Nature Zone Worm Guard" ?

"Controls intestinal worms and parasites"

"safe laxative action expels worms and parasites." "Sprinkle lightly on food as dust" Repeat 7-14 days.

Ingredients: Pumpkin seed, black walnut, cloves, wormwood, black cumin, thyme, kieselguhr, papain.

Less than $9 from Amazon includes shipping. Just arrived today.

 

[Yvonne G]

That's all natural ingredients. I don't think it would be harmful if used occasionally, but not all the time.

 

[SarahChelonoidis]

I would not dose a tortoise with an unknown concentration of black walnut or wormwood.

 

[Mr Buster]

I would not dose a tortoise with an unknown concentration of black walnut or wormwood.

Is it the protein ?

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Does Buster actually have worms ?
I wouldn't use anything as a preventative or even if a small amount of parasites were detected in a faecal examination.
I'd only use it for a serious infestation when numbers of worms can be seen in the poop or on a vets recommendation.

 

[SarahChelonoidis]

Is it the protein ?

No, it's because they're both toxic to many animals, which I'm sure is the reason they're included in a dewormer. I don't think safe doses are known for tortoises, so I see no reason to risk it when anti-worming agents that have been tested on tortoises do exist and aren't prohibitively expensive.

 

[Mr Buster]

No, it's because they're both toxic to many animals, which I'm sure is the reason they're included in a dewormer. I don't think safe doses are known for tortoises, so I see no reason to risk it when anti-worming agents that have been tested on tortoises do exist and aren't prohibitively expensive.

What are other agents recommended ?

 

[SarahChelonoidis]

What are other agents recommended ?

Totally depends on what parasites you are treating for. Panacur and Flagyl are perhaps the two more common options, but you wouldn't use them without knowing what you were trying to treat.