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Did some reading

shottz Nov 07, 2011 09:03 PM

I read that the best way was to give the dose in the feeder rodent the reptile eats. That way it is less stressful than trying to stick a tube down its throat. I found packets of Panacur that is used to horses that you can self mix pretty cheap but the problem is i cant find FLAGYL without needing a vet prescription to buy it.

Fun times

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shottz Nov 07, 2011 09:10 PM

see lower post

basinboa Nov 08, 2011 03:50 AM

That's because Flagyl is also antibiotic, not the case with Panacur. Plus, Panacur is an extremely safe drug, with means the lethal dose is like 100X the therapeutic dose (or more). I even find it funny why it isn't used for humans, as it's really great, but never really went to research about the reason.

I also agree with what has been said below about pinkies leading to a bit of runny stools, from my experience with baby snakes (not monitors).

A stool check would be nice for your nile.

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