HAVE ACCESS TO A MICROSCOPE? IT'S RELATIVELY EASY TO EXPRESS/ MASSAGE SOME FLUID FROM THE CLOACA. MADE EVEN EASIER BY FIRST SQUIRTING SOME WATER INWARD. APPLY A DROP OF FLUID TO A SLIDE AND SEAL WITH A COVERSLIP. UNDER MODERATE MAGNIFICATION IF THERE ARE INDEED FLAGELETTES PRESENT YOU'LL THINK THE MINATURE WORLD HAS GONE CRAZY, WITH EVERYTHING DOING A ZIG ZAG AND A JIGGLE AT A MAD PACE. NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE SIMPLE EBB AND FLOW OF ASSORTED SOLIDS AND DITRITIS IN THE SAME DIRECTION WITH NO OBVIOUS LIFE. ANY VET TECH CAN DO THE SAME FOR YOU IF YOU WALK IN WITH A FRESH SAMPLE OR BETTER YET EXTRACT THE SAMPLE IN THE CLINIC LOBBY. I WAS ALLUDING TO THE POSSIBILITY OF PROTOZOANS IN MY 1ST POST... BUT SUGGESTING YOU HOLD OFF. DID YOU EVER TRY A PINKIE RAT? BEYOND THAT TREATMENT FOR PROTOZOANS I.E; "FLAGELETTES" IS STRAIGHT FORWARD. MOST OFTEN APPROACHED WITH METRONIDAZOLE AKA "FLAGYL" YOU CAN GOOGLE THAT AS APPLIES TO REPTILES FOR A DEARTH OF INFO. SCANNING BACK A YEAR OR SO IN THE RATSNAKE FORUM WILL REVEAL A LENGTHY DISCOURSE AS WELL.

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