The best prevention you have is:



Buy only captive bred animals from well known sources. This isn't hard for the species you mentioned.



Feed only prey from reputable sources or breed your own, healthy animals that arn't exposed to wild rodent populations.



Keep your snakes indoors and/or out of contact with wild populations.



Periodic fresh fecal samples to your vet clinic may put you at ease, but the be all, end all, is that parasites will not kill your burm, or even cause illness quickly. If your snake is happy, and healthy, then there is no cause for concern. Optimal husbandry will prevent any parasitic problems if they are present. Inappetence, anorexia, regurgitation, weight loss, or lack of growth are all reasons to have your burm vet checked... or at least begin with those fecals.



Many people recommend shot gunning your herps with whatever dewormers they happen to have available to them (usually Panacur). I don't recommend this. There is no long lasting protection, so you might as well wait until you have a target before you fire your shot, so to speak



Ian

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