Hey guys, I just had a vet near me run a fecal test from the new Meller's I just got last week, and I got the results back today.... gibberish, why they can't send this over in laymans terms I don't know... but I digress... what I deciphered from the paperwork is "Completed culture results: Proteus Mirabilis & Escherichia Coli" both "4 "... I plan on calling the lab tomorrow for a breakdown, but as far as I know these are bacterium, not parasites so would any of you guys happen to know if this is normal for a chameleon to have or should I take him in for a deworming? (Well, deworming... if he doesn't have parasites, he doesn't have worms, necessarily, right? Oy...)



I heard that if the organisms are not life/health threatening, you can feed it out of them so to speak by keeping a clean habitat and feeding them clean, healthy feeders (but somebody let me know if that's incorrect). I'll be travelling back to FL from NJ shortly, so I don't want to over stress the poor guy with an unnecessary vet trip right before a long road trip if he can wait till i get back to MIA. What an excessively long message, I'm sorry guys, and thanks so much for any info you can send this way!
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