I have no problem with someone knowing how to handle their animal, including opening thier mouth, I usually try and rub along the side of the mouth and they will often open the mouth, but the less the better. As you stated with panacur you can be in the ball park and not hurt the animal - if you look at a syringe you can estimate the amount to adminsiter, and that usually is two crickets laced or so. Even if you do some one day and wait a day or so and do it again. It does seem to work well with most lizard species, I have not used other meds for intestinal issues, but I suspect if I use liquid flagel I will probably inject this in a king mealworm or cricket and see if I can get the animal to eat it. A little piece of bread injected with a med and wrapped in some lettuce or veggie will work for chucks and other omniverious or vegetarian animals. Because the doses are small, most of the time they will down the hidden meds without impunity, where as I have had them spit out meds administered with a syring to an open mouth, you got to get it down in there....anyway I think we should continue to come up with new ways to treat our animals. Cheers! Last of all since I am not a vet or anywhere close has anyone done any reading on collidal silver for infection in animls? Anyone know about this stuff. JUst curious. When you look at the side effects of baytril, which worrks well most of the time in reptiles it would be good to find a better alternative, of which I am sure their must be but this does seem to be the most accepted protocol for infected feet or what ever........Cheers!!
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