Today just because I caught a fresh poop I checked my CBB BRB who is 8 months old. I cannot find my reptile parasite book but did find some type of parasite. I think one is possibly crypto, it looked smaller than a regular coccidia under 400x. I only did a float. Some other type of ova is present in significant numbers. They are elongated ovals that look similar to a canine whipworm if the football shape was stretches a little longer and the ends were a bit flattened. They were 5 to 7 times as long as they were wide, there were 3 to 5 per hpf.



My BRB is not ill and this was a random check. She eats well and is growing well. Both the parents have been checked 5 or 6 times and I have found nothing. The adults have not been checked in about 10 months or longer.



I feed fresh killed mice/rats.



I have access to veterinary wormers and was wondering what be best to use.



I have read the suggestions of centrifuge and Lugol's and will do thes things next sample. I will also axiously await more poop from the entire collection to check.



I also have a poosible gravid female and wondered if I need to treat her immediately or wait for a sample. It may be 5 months before she defecates again.



Thank you,

Linda
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