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Melt0s

Cleaned Out My Female Yemen Today, And Noticed A Long Thin Worm Wriggling About in the water at the bottom (collected from the dripper). The water was a slight yellow color, so she has obviously urinated in it. But no feaces. I've looked on the net of pictures of roundworm in chameleons, and they dont look as "see-through" as this "thing".

What do you think?

Still well alive. Im keeping it in a little tub. Incase need any more photos or incase examination at vets or what not. Just thought i'd pop on here to see if anybody has experienced anything like this.

Can roundworm (might not even be roundworm) pass through the urine tract? Or was there just no feaces to be passed, just this slight worm. Im puzzled, and slightly concerned.

dantro · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 4:15 pm Post subject:

im no expert but that looks like a small earthworm ..
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captainmerkin · Key Member Joined: 06 May 2007 Posts: 400

cant see the pic but I add worms to most of my set ups to help compost stuff..

most of the worms in with my frogs are small and red now after being there for a year!

Melt0s · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:17 pm Post subject:

Now You Said That...
It Could of flushed out from the plant which the dripper was dripping into, inturn, running into the collector at the bottom.
I thought it was pretty large, as u can see in comparasent to the 2p.

Melt0s · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:20 pm Post subject:

I've just googled images of baby/young/tiny earth worm. And they all seem to have a more bolder skin color. That seems to be more transparent.

dantro · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 6:11 pm Post subject:

I think it is an earthworm! Which is good news for you eh?
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Carol · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 6:25 pm Post subject:

Hi there - having just had to deal with one of my cats getting roundworm - I would say its definately a small earthworm. The worms my cat sicked up were nearly see-through, much thinner and a bit longer than yours and were dead within a minute or so of being outside his stomach. It was really gross (and I felt like the worst owner in the world - forgotten to worm him a couple of months ago) If you look at your picture you can see what looks like dirt inside the worm's stomach - stick him in your garden and I'm sure he'll have a long and happy life!
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Melt0s · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 6:59 pm Post subject:

Others had said this too.
Pretty chuffed to be honest.
Was expecting huge vet bills for her.
Thanks, feel a bit embarassed, but hey.
Just a concerned owner :]

ANITA OUSELEY · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:55 pm Post subject: Earth Worms

Hi just looked at the pic,s and i would say its a small earth worm ,when the worm has not not been in earth for a time and been in water thay go clear as there is no earth in them ,plus i feed my pond fish with them and give the babys earth and blood worms . as a joke to my mum i did not want to go to scholl so i put a earth worm down the loo ,so we all got draged down to the doctors for a huge pill Laughing

my mum

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

I would take a fresh dropping to any local vet and ask them to screen it for parasites. This usually costs between £20 - £40. Better to be safe than sorry.