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RE: actually

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Posted by: FR at Fri Jul 14 23:59:28 2006   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FR ]  
   

Not sure what you mean. I never had a problem with parasites. So I must be doing something right.



I know this is going to sound funny, but the only problem I have had was when I first started. I would take new monitors to the vet and have them treated. I had more problems with those, then ones I did not have treated. So over the years, I seem to have lost all concern over both internal and external parasites.



The reason is, with decent husbandry, monitors can surely take care of themselves. As I often mention, in nature, they obtain new parasites with nearly every meal, over their whole life. And they also obtain new external parasites on a very consisitant basis.



I do not quarantine monitors, in the true sense. I also do not put newly acquired monitors, in with other monitors. Unless I bought them as a group. I also do not acquire sick monitors, if I can help it.



I wait until monitors are mentally stable before introducing to other monitors, which I believe is far more important then for reasons of pathogens or parasites. Cheers


   

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