Jack Petterson
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hi everyone! i was doing my weekley soak for my hermanns oogway, and he pooped out this weird alive worm thing should i be worried? or take him to the vet?
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Not antibioticsOOO hey looks like the name is popular well take him to the vet that is a parasite its not a big deal but can mess with his eating and sleeping habits if you start noticing your tortoise being less active and not eating go to the vet they are going to give you antibiotics. Then your gonna have to throw away the substrate your tort is in and use newspaper your tort is better. Good Luck hope your tort is safe
the worm was like an inch or soVery interesting. I have seen nematodes in tortoise feces, but nothing that looked quite like this. How long is that worm?
ok i took oogway to the vet and they got a poop sample, he is eating fine and normally active and he is super active all the time so it’s good. cleaned and changed substrate after keeping him on newspaper for a few days. vet says it’s ok for him to be on substrate. will get a result in about a week i’ll keep y’all posted. thanks again for all the help!!
Very interesting- this doesn't appear to be a nematode; keep us updated on the results of the fecal.the worm was like an inch or so
Say whaaaat? I have no clue but hopefully someone chimes in and explains.ok so the vet said that their symbiotic to my tort and that there not unhealthy and can help him somehow and they decided to just leave it? is that a bad thing?
Was the vet a good reptile vet? Did the vet report back to you what species this worm was? I'm wondering if the tide is turning in regards to worming tortoises among the reptile vet community, in general. Clearly, parasites live in tortoises naturally in the wild; it's often in captivity when imported specimens build up heavy loads of parasites because they are constantly being re-infested because they live in tight quarters in captivity....ok so the vet said that their symbiotic to my tort and that there not unhealthy and can help him somehow and they decided to just leave it? is that a bad thing?
ok so the vet said that their symbiotic to my tort and that there not unhealthy and can help him somehow and they decided to just leave it? is that a bad thing?