RaeAnn
Bearded Dragon Veteran
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Today we noticed a small white worm that was alive in Spyra's poo. Luckily today was also the day we had to take a feces sample to the vet. She was completely in the clear with pin worms and hookworms. The vet was however fascinated by this other odd white worm. They explained that they had not seen a case of tape worm in a bearded dragon in 22 years! Though it does happen they told us that it much more rare to see compared to other parasites in the species. They are not 100% sure if it is a tape worm species or not and would like to investigate it further.
For now they deemed Spyra a healthy young beardie and they do not want to overload her system with more medication until they are 100% sure they know what they are treating and have a safe and effective way of doing so. With that being said we are going to bring in more samples of the odd little worms the next time we find them. They are going to study them free of charge and hopefully determine from there if any steps need to be taken. As of now she is no longer on medication and all seems well [emoji4] fingers crossed that it stays that way [emoji1319]
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For now they deemed Spyra a healthy young beardie and they do not want to overload her system with more medication until they are 100% sure they know what they are treating and have a safe and effective way of doing so. With that being said we are going to bring in more samples of the odd little worms the next time we find them. They are going to study them free of charge and hopefully determine from there if any steps need to be taken. As of now she is no longer on medication and all seems well [emoji4] fingers crossed that it stays that way [emoji1319]
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