worms

  1. Coconikki

    Worm in enclosure

    Hello! I have posted before asking about a tiny worms I found in my Leopard Tortoise enclosure. This evening I found this worm. It’s seemed bigger than the others I found previously. Could it be a garden worm of some type?? I do purchase local organic greens and I do my best to rinse well before...
  2. Coconikki

    Fungus Gnats/ larvae/ worms

    Hello! Last night while I was doing enclosure maintenance I found a few worms in the substrate. They appear to be Fungus Gnat larvae?? And as you can see in the water dish, I have a gnat problem. What do I do? Is this bad? In my closed indoor enclosure I use Eco Earth under a layer of orchid...
  3. Coconikki

    Worms in substrate

    Hello! I was doing enclosure maintenance on my Leopard Tortoise enclosure this evening and noticed these tiny worms in the substrate under the Orchid bark. They look almost iridescent with a dark line/vein going through their bodies. I have a lens that amplifies photos for my phone so I was able...
  4. J

    Homes hinge back tortoise: help and advice about diet,In activity, and worms.

    Hi I just recently bought a homes hingeback tortoise and it’s been about 2 weeks and I have been struggling to get it to eat ever since I brought it home. It’s not being very active it’s not eating and i have tried giving everything it’s save to eat and I im not sure what to do. But I just found...
  5. CHARLEENIE

    Is Tortellini a boy or a girl? Also, worms.

    This is Tortellini, AKA Teeny. She is a rescue from PETCO, I have had her less than 48 hours. She was going to get euthanized because of her blemished face, but I saved her because she is very much alive and well. ( I own another one and have the $$$ to add another family member as well. The...
  6. M

    Type of worms? Do I need to deworm??

    Hello, I’ve had my male Russian tort for a couple months. I’ve noticed his poop was runny before, it’s gotten better but still a very weird consistency. He’s normally active and with good appetite. The last couple days he’s been sleeping almost 24/7 besides getting up to eat a little. Today...
  7. K

    Quarantined tortoise

    Hi there! My tortoise, Walter, has had parasites for the last three weeks. He's been on antibiotics ever since he was diagnosed by a specialized exotic veterinarian, roughly three weeks ago. He's had five days of Flagyl and two days of Panacur. Last Monday I still noticed he pooped out worms...
  8. S

    Russian Tortoise with Worms in Feces

    Hello, My Russian tortoise had a soak today and I noticed him expel feces with worms in it. I am hoping to make an appointment with our veterinarian but is there anything I can do in the meantime? He eats regularly and poops regularly.
  9. Meaghan4

    Baby red foot clicking, making noises and worms in soak dish!!

    I received my baby red foot Marley last Thursday 7-23 and his vet appointment is Monday 8-3 Marley has not eaten anything since he arrived. I soak him twice a day and give him 20 min of outdoor sunshine every other to third day. As I was soaking him on the 30th I noticed cotton like mucous in...
  10. KhairulTort

    Young Sulcata with Worms (Intestinal Parasites)

    During my daily soaking I noticed that after an initially normal defecation My young aprox. 10 month old sulcata expelled a whole bunch of what looks to me to be intestinal worms. Clear information on treating this issue doesn’t seem to be very available and unfortunately I am not able to visit...
  11. Emullennn

    Red foot vet visit worms/parasites medication help

    Hello! New user, hoping to get some opinions from our vet visit. Background - I've had my red footed tortoise for 5 years, he was adopted generally healthy but skinny from a qualified rescue when I was in college, and have since maintained his environment with a UVB light, ceramic heat lamp...
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