Quote Originally Posted by guidofatherof5 View Post
Funny you should mention that. I am.

My parasite ID skills need to improve I'm sure but I've got all the tools(fecasol, slides, centrifuge, I.D. chart and poop sample) now I just need the talent.
That is rather important. Snake feces will normally be teeming with life but most of that life doesn't need to be treated or medicated for. Not all parasites or living things in the gut are harmful and many are even necessary and helpful. Being able to identify the potentially harmful ones, and being able to distinguish them from the harmless ones is important. There are worms and other creatures that do nothing more than feed on waste and don't harm a healthy snake so just because you see something alive in their poop doesn't necessarily mean they should be medicated.

Neat pics Steve. Do you have any of fresh feces? As in, just came out of the snake. I'm interested in seeing what living things came out of the snake, rather than what got into the feces after it came out. I know that Stefan showed us something like that before.