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David Maguire

i looked yesterday at my chameleons and my female and done a poo with little tape Worms in it and i contacted the guy i bought them from and he said he would send me an email but he still hasn't can anyone tell me if this is serious and can i treat it
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Regards,
David

kroakykaren · Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 7:05 pm Post subject:

Take them to your vet, he will weigh them and give you the right dosage wormer for them Very Happy

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LeeWarren · Key Member Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Posts: 210

Most specialist Reptile shops now sell vet prescribed wormer etc made by a company called Beaphar. Around £15 per treatment. About time to!

christophermchale · Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:55 pm Post subject:

there are quite a few reptile stores that carry the full line of beaphar products.

it will definitely save you a lot of money in the end if you are 100% positive that is the problem.

if you arent, it can DEFINITELY kill your animal.

it also cant be gravid either.

fyi...
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Scott W · Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:39 am Post subject:

gargoyle · Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:01 am Post subject:

Is this better than the traditional panacur - or is it the same just with a reptile attached to it?
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LeeWarren · Key Member Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Posts: 210

Yes Scott, got the full range in.
Beaphar products have been specifically designed for reptiles and is approved by vets. All reptiles should be wormed yearly just like cats and dogs.
Ive just added Varanus Macraei to my breeding programs and have used Beaphar wormer etc on all of them without any problems.

Rickeezee · Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:35 am Post subject:

Has anyone got an up to date weight chart for panacur for chameleons to establish the correct dosage/ wieght ratio. The panacur I use is a 2.5% solution.

I have an old chart in a cham book but the chart is out of date now.
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mcfluffin · CaptiveBred Addict! Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 943

Do the treatments have long sell by dates out of interest. Wondered whether it might be worth buying in treatments and keeping them frozen until needs must?
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LeeWarren · Key Member Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Posts: 210

Beaphar products have a shelf life of around 18 months.
To answer your question Rick about Panacur dosages
Dosage 25 - 40mg per kilo. I aim for 30mg. 1ml = 25mg.
So if you have an animal that weighs 300g the calcalation goes like this:
30mg x 0.3 = 9mg / 25mg = 0.36ml
So a 300gram animal will need 0.36ml. The panacur 2.5% is a very weak solution so if you go slightly over dont worry to much.