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My three adults were confirmed to have pinworms. Only two of them live in the same enclosure; the third lives in their old tank. But these are the worms I've found in their stools (with blood) after I started medicating them.

Hookworms, maybe? What are the chances that these adults would have pinworms AND hookworms without showing any symptoms prior to the medication?

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chickabowwow

3.2.3 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)

That these two measure about 6mm long and 1.5mm wide, but I did see one measure just under 1cm long. When they come out fresh in the poop, they're somewhat transparent.
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chickabowwow

3.2.3 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)

medical treatment?
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-robin struck
Geckoheads And Geeks

I'm already medicating them according to the instructions my vet gave me based on the fecal tests I had done for all three of my adults. I was supposed to be treating them for pinworms, but these don't seem to be pinworms. It's still got to be some type of nematode, since the medicine is working.
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chickabowwow

3.2.3 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)

Look like urates, gecko pee. Unless they are really really small, it appears that they are urates. Does it move??
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Josh
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No, they're not urates. The poop came out normal (all three parts), and these look like skinny rice noodles. I picked both of these worms out of the brown poop part and then put them into an alcohol solution so I could take the pictures. They're actually both from the same leo who had at least two or three more worms in her poop.

I think they're dead. The fact that they're in the poop to begin with means the medicine is working.
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chickabowwow

3.2.3 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)

Hi

You might want to check out this site, I saw a picture of dark fecal matter with white worms in it a little ways down the page. If nothing else I think you will find it interesting.

http://yil.jp/iguana/parasite/parasite/fecal_check_marie-e.htm

Take Care, TLB

Without a more close-up picture I can't tell you what they are but they look like a nemotode (round worm). I can tell you that hook worms have little hooks on the anterior end, hence the name Hook worm. I don't know what meds your vet gave you but it might be wise to give him a quick call and see if he wants to take a peak at the little worms. Depending on what they are, he might want to add or make a change in the meds.

I took the worms for the vet to examine, and it turns out that they are hookworms.
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chickabowwow

3.2.3 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)

So when are you going to vetrinarian school? And moving to the east San Francisco bay area so I can give YOU my gecko health money? Bring that silly looking dog with you! Ok, ok, I bet the dog is beautiful in person. But I love that picture!
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Andrea A.

lol, you know, I actually considered going to veterinary school and moving to east S.F. but not at the same time.
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chickabowwow

3.2.3 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)