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ive decided to get my own parasite treatment instead of taking animals to the vet all the time. anyone have any special recommendations of what to get for internal/external parasites? looking primarily for stuff for internal parasites. ive heard of parazap and stuff in the past, but of course never used it.. im sure someone around here has got to have some helpful advice? anything would be appreciated.

Hey right side up, I have used parazap for a couple of years. I use it mainly when I receive wc collared lizards, but do treat everybody ( other lizards, all kinds) every few months.

As far as external, I use Reptile Relief, very effective, and safe. It is not toxic at all.
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Eve / PHEve

What exactly are you looking to treat?... There's several drugs available, but all have broad spectrum uses for certain groups of parasites... Flagyl, Panacur, Ivermectin... ect... I rem posting some blurbs about treatment on here a while ago, you might search for those... I have a ton of experience treating and acclimating WC's, but to tell you all regimes I might as well write a book... Treating by yourself is risky and in most cases not even possible... unless you know exactly what you are doing... (sometimes you need a gram scale that measures to the 1,000th of a gram)... Have you had fecals checked? or are you just shotgunning?... more info is needed! and I will be more than happy to help...
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Ben

well, i have a lot of uro's, and im getting more. id like to have something just to get them clean, because if im getting quite a few, theres more than a good chance somebody is gonna bring in something, and i just dont wanna take any big losses. so no, its not like i have noticed any of my uro's need any help in particular, i just think it would be a good idea to give everyone a good cleansing. where can i go to buy parazap, panacur, or any of that stuff? i have a digi scale that goes to the nearest 10th, so i just guess thats not gonna cut it, and im pretty sure those really accurate scales get pretty pricey. i just need something basic thats easy to use and not too risky.

i'm also quite interested in this information. my girlfriend is going to school for a vet tech. and we just got a really good book called reptile medicine and surgery. it's got all of the measurements of certain treatments you're supposed to use per weight of animal i believe. it's all jibberish to me though. i too would like to be sure to keep as many things away from contact with my cb animals.

Sounds like Eve's recommendations are best for your needs as both are natural and unharmful... I have heard mixed reviews for the Parazap though...
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Ben

You may want to consider investing in a microscope (you can get a decent one on ebay for $100-$200) and buy a copy of Understanding Reptile Parasites. Then, you can do your own fecals and tailor your treatment regimes. Understanding Reptile Parasites also gives recommended dosages and treatment schedules. I've read mixed things about parazap; I personally doubt the effectiveness of anything that proports to be a cure all. All the other drugs have specific parasites they're designed to treat; pancure is for treating nematodes/worms, flagyl is for treating protozoans/flagellates and albon for coccidia etc. This is where fecals can really help. Drugs like albon and even flagyl can be hard on the animal so you'd only want to use them if you really needed them.
-Alice

own fecals . I too have read the book Alice is referring to, good book, easy to follow for anyone. I just find it all very interesting and would like to get more involved in this area

Having alot of different lizards, I want to continue to learn as much as I can to improve their lives and health, thats my responsibility.

As far as parazap, I like it, BUT use it more as a preventative.
I have never used it on a severely SICK animal. I use it with helping in acclimation, with some of my wc's as it does also stimulate appetite.
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Eve / PHEve

yea, ive been dying to get a good scope, ive heard they sell them sometimes at my university at surplus sales (funny though, because ive had plenty of classes that complain of not having enough scopes). but since i dont know when the next surplus sale will be, i think i might take a look at ebay like you suggested. for some reason i never though about that. also, i think im gonna stop by the university library, because NC State has a friggin ginormous library (9 stories tall). i've looked over the reptile sections and done projects on parasites and such in the past, so i know where to look for the right books. thanks for the suggestions! keep em coming!!!

My WC uros had the a nice load of coccidia & nematodes...parazap worked good on the nematode and it's pretty safe as far as the side effects. Coccidia, being a protozoa, are a different case, low stress and TLC are about the most effective I know of.