All my Iguanas live in outside enclosures and are exposed to all the elements under the Sun. This includes possible parasites that are a common part of a wild animal’s life. These parasites only become a problem when there is great stress on the animal where its defense system is weakened. Cyclura are very tough against stresses that would normally kill another reptile species. In my opinion, if you are going to treat an animal for something you should know what you are targeting. A fecal exam would be my first move if I wanted to search for something. I do not like to deworm my lizards if they are not showing signs of health decline. In addition, the leading cause of death would likely come from bacteria and other organisms that deworming does not take care of, which would be treated by antibiotics and other medications like Flagyl. Which intern kills both good and bad bacteria when administered.

In a nut shell, do not deworm unless you have run a fecal and the animal is showing signs of ill health.
The only thing I recommend is once a year, treat for mites by bathing the lizard in mineral oil.
Manny

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• Is this what herp vets usually do? - twylin, Mon Mar 2 18:12:43 2009
• RE: Is this what herp vets usually do? - Mark M, Mon Mar 2 22:23:27 2009
• RE: Is this what herp vets usually do? - Manny, Fri Mar 6 08:48:36 2009