Jay Bagley
Well-Known Member
Hello, I had put a post on last week about possibly bringing my sulcata to the vet for a routine checkup, and also some weird breathing noises he was making. I got some really good feedback from you guys about saving my money, and raising my temps to knock it out if it was a possible RI. I did not take him to the vet, his breathing is much better now, after closer examination it looks like he had some wet mazuri up his nose lol. I did however, bring in a poop sample to the Exotic vet in our area. She called me back today, and said that he had a very large number of pinworms in his poop. I guess I have a few questions, do you think this could be a contributing factor to his smaller size, he only weighs about a pound and a half at roughly two and a half years of age. I have only been his caretaker for a little over a month, I have had him outside 3 times. And the previouse owner never did. I'm just wondering what is the most logical way he could have picked them up so I can avoid this in the future. It is cold here in Michigan now, so he won't be getting any outside time and a chance to pick more up from outside for a while. I don't remember the name of it but she is giving me some kind of an oral medication but I am supposed to give to him twice and I am picking it up tomorrow. I have read about the pumpkin to eliminate pinworms, and also wondered if a vet prescribe medication or the pumpkin would be the way to go. And any precautions that I should be taking in the future. Thank you for any feedback.