You might have gotten the drug from a vet, but clearly you aren't following a veterinarian's guidance--the 10% paste is the equine formation.
That's mostly untrue. Vets and human doctors alike use the same medication for almost ALL intestinal parasites. Now, a medication for intestinal parasites won't help much for say heart worm. But most worms that come out like that in poop are intestinal. This is the medication information for what I suggested:I do not recommend following the advice of casstom702. Dewormers are not innocuous. They must be selected based on the parasite(e) present and dosed properly--that dewormed is for horses and is far too concentrated in any quantity for a small tort.
Just wanted to say, I have experience with panacur 10% paste. It is very safe with tortoises, and hard to overdo. If you are seeing good results and dead worms I would continue the treatment for a few more weeks (once every week for the next few weeks, go longer to be safe even up to four weeks after the initial dose) for any remaining eggs that hatch and then stop. Panacur treats many types of worms, so I think after the treatment they'll be gone. However, they may be in the other tortoises too.Thank y’all so much for all of the help! I have been dosing the little guy for the last 3 days now ( including today) with Panacur 10%
it seems to be working great, I only noticed ONE worm in his stool today!!! will continue until none are visible.
And by this logic cat grass is for cats, not for torts, lambs lettuce is for lambs not for torts, and chia seeds are for ugly 80's home decor and can't be grown and fed to torts. The equine medication I posted for you FROM TORTOISESUPPLY .COM not HORSESUPPLY.COM is meant to be given to a horse in one dose. When you give it to a tort DO NOT give him all 25g of the medication at once. The difference in fenbendazole for horses and tortoises is just the dose amount. Horses get 25g, your tortoise should get about 25mg, about the size of a pea. If you have a good tort vet than by all means run this by them. Unfortunately most vets know very little about reptiles, especially torts. Want good advice if your shakey on what you read here? Email a reputable breeder. They'll know more than most dog and cat vets.You might have gotten the drug from a vet, but clearly you aren't following a veterinarian's guidance--the 10% paste is the equine formation.
10%, why that's the same concentration as the one used or horses, and dogs, and cats, and saltwater shrimp. It's almost as if you can use the same medication of different species adjusted for their size. Weird,I am not using the one recommended above. It is only 10% concentratied and was bought from a Vet.
He is captive breed and I got him from a very reliable store down here is Texas.
Where did you get your tortoise?I am not using the one recommended above. It is only 10% concentratied and was bought from a Vet.
He is captive breed and I got him from a very reliable store down here is Texas.
I have only been giving him 25mg.And by this logic cat grass is for cats, not for torts, lambs lettuce is for lambs not for torts, and chia seeds are for ugly 80's home decor and can't be grown and fed to torts. The equine medication I posted for you FROM TORTOISESUPPLY .COM not HORSESUPPLY.COM is meant to be given to a horse in one dose. When you give it to a tort DO NOT give him all 25g of the medication at once. The difference in fenbendazole for horses and tortoises is just the dose amount. Horses get 25g, your tortoise should get about 25mg, about the size of a pea. If you have a good tort vet than by all means run this by them. Unfortunately most vets know very little about reptiles, especially torts. Want good advice if your shakey on what you read here? Email a reputable breeder. They'll know more than most dog and cat vets.
I don't want in on this needlessly hostile exchange at all, but I will say panacur 10% is definitely more practical. The volume required (as a one off, or potentially once 2 weeks apart, not every day!) of panacur 2.5% is very difficult to administer. Many vets will sanction it for torts, despite being intended for livestock.10%, why that's the same concentration as the one used or horses, and dogs, and cats, and saltwater shrimp. It's almost as if you can use the same medication of different species adjusted for their size. Weird,