They may not always show outward symptoms depending on how heavy a load they are carrying. Food animals, crickets, worms, etc., can carry parasites that can be passed on to reptiles. Many times the only symptom you will notice will be a lack of appetite or decreased appetite or consistent runny , loose stools. It's a good idea to spot check your animals once in a while just to see if any are developing a heavy parasite load. That's not to say that you should treat every time you see a pinworm or roundworm egg in a fecal float. You shouldn't. You have to evaluate the species of parasite involved and how heavy a load is present, the size and species of the host animal, etc.

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• Roundworms? - xelda, Mon Nov 24 00:31:42 2003
• RE: Roundworms? - lizardman, Mon Nov 24 04:03:06 2003
• I didn't think hookworms were visible? - xelda, Mon Nov 24 12:21:31 2003
• RE: I didn't think hookworms were visible? - oldherper, Mon Nov 24 13:58:48 2003
• still puzzled - xelda, Mon Nov 24 15:23:18 2003
• RE: still puzzled - oldherper, Mon Nov 24 15:55:30 2003
• RE: still puzzled - bigboi, Wed Nov 26 01:48:06 2003