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RE: Vet trips

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Posted by: FunkyRes at Mon Jul 10 22:00:20 2006   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FunkyRes ]  
   

I wouldn't be too sure that feeding frozen kills all parasites.
It may kill some, but I wouldn't at all be surprised if some just go dormant etc. during a freeze.

I know that a lot of meet products are put through an irradiation process for human consumption, I kind of doubt frozen mice for reptile consumption are.

And there are other ways that parasites can reach your snakes. Most people have snakes because they like them, which makes them more likely to handle snakes that friends have etc.

Good quarantine and quality food supply certainly help, but a simple stool check done by a vet is the only way to be fairly certain (and my vet said sometimes they don't catch parasites that are present even then).
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3.0 WC; 0.1 CB L. getula californiae
0.1 CB L. pyromelana pyromelana
0.1 WC Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata (gravid)


   

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