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I am adding a Sri Lankin Star to my group.I will do a fecal on him, and keep him apart from the group. I was wondering, how often fecals should be done on a group. Also, how many times should I have a fecal done on him, before adding him to the group?
Thanks, Joe Kahn

Before introduction: 3 clean fecals, two weeks apart each. If you have problematic parasites, treat, wait two weeks, begin process again. I do fecals on all my animals quarterly, regardless of how they are housed. Keep in mind if your tortoises go outside, some parasitism is likely, and oftentimes not problematic~so long as the parasite load is not too tremendous. Your vet should be able to give you guidance. (I do the fecals myself and consult with a vet on treatment, which saves me a ton of money (I have a background in clinical parasitology, along with the necessary equipment to do fecal exams, so why not do them myself?)

Thanks for the reply.The reptile vet is about 75 miles from me, but I will bring him the fecal tommorrow. Thanks, Joe

Hi, any vet can do a fecal... and you can look up dosing info in Maders book or they should have dosing instructions. I wouldnt drive a fecal 75 miles when it is a simple "looking for parasite" issue.

Carole
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