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RE: How often should fecals be done?

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Posted by: aquick at Mon Mar 1 17:46:13 2010  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by aquick ]  
   

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?)


   

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