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Hello all. I have four cyclura and one green iguana whom I would like to treat for worms. Recently two of my yearling cyclura had what looked to be roundworms or hookworms in their stool. I wanted to check with experienced herp owners about options for safe worming at home if possible. Worming 5 iggies at the vet can add up quickly and I am hoping there are other options!
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Bri

in my opinion worms are a natural thing.. if they are healthy and have a good diet, setup and all that they need.. they wont be harmed by worms... and there are reasons to suspect that worma actually may be good for them...the only time worms are bad is when the animal is sick or weak.. and thats usually because of bad care on the keepers part.. and then its usually too late anyhow.. i never have had any problems with it in iguanas.. because they are very hardy herps if cared for in the right way... i would only deworm more stressfull species like basilisks and sailfins that poop and drink from the same waterdish and can take a turn for the worst real fast just because of stress under perfect conditions.. in iguanas its important to keep the heat up..so that they can get up to 110f if they wish.. this will prob keep the worms in check.. and only the air should be humid.. not the substrate..

or you could just call the vet and ask them what to use and how ...
good luck... =)

Interesting on the worms. They do occur in nature but the natural environment, diet and real UV keeps them from becoming a problem in a healthy animal. According to my vet, however, we have to watch it in captive animals because no matter how happy the animal, captivity always offers a certain amount of stress. A small number of worms in a healthy animal won't be a problem, but if something happens to stress the animal even more than usual (change of lighting, owner going on vacation, introduction of a new animal to the home, etc) then parasites can quickly multiply and create a problem. So, my vet recommends a yearly fecal just to make sure that parasites are in check.

Thnaks for the info. I found an inexpensive safe wormer and a scale so we should be good to go.
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Bri