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phwyvern
at Wed Dec 27 18:57:09 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by phwyvern ]
Pinworms are thought to be a part of the natural gut/digestive flora of reptiles. As long as the parasite load isn't too high there usually isn't a problem. It is when something happens to cause the balance to shift (stress, illness, etc.) that the animal might have a problem.. i.e. their immune system becomes compromised and allows the worms to get the upper hand so to speak.
My vet has never worried about treating for pinworms unless the count was high... then a basic treatment would be done to get the numbers down but not necessarily eliminate them.
Where your snake got the pinworms, hard to say. could be the food, could be it always had them just not in a high enough load to be noticeable, or maybe even crickets running around if you have lizards or something that eat them and have regular escapees of the insects.
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RE: Pinworms in Cornsnakes – FORUM SURVE - phwyvern, Wed Dec 27 18:57:09 2006