Weird News from the Vet Today

[chris-uk]

How sure are you that there wasn't some cross-contamination at the vets? Just suggesting that a more likely explanation of parasites which are usually mammalian and not known to affect reptiles may be cross-contamination between your sample and a dig/cat that had been in the surgery.

That said, if the squiggler is looking better for the treatment it's a good thing.

[d_virginiana]

How sure are you that there wasn't some cross-contamination at the vets? Just suggesting that a more likely explanation of parasites which are usually mammalian and not known to affect reptiles may be cross-contamination between your sample and a dig/cat that had been in the surgery.

That said, if the squiggler is looking better for the treatment it's a good thing.

If there was cross-contamination it couldn't have been from a dog/cat. This office caters solely to exotics. I guess there's a possibility it came from a sugar glider or miniature pig, but not the typical dogs/cats running around that you'd see at a normal vet office.

I believe that the parasite could be from some pinkies I had been buying at a local petstore. They breed their own in-store, and I'm not sure now how well I trust their freezing continuity; like if they get to a low enough temperature and stay there long enough before being sold. That did coincide roughly with the beginning of these problems.

As of today, she seems to be doing what looks like another 'emergency shed' where some of the scales are starting to flake off again. I'm putting a shed box in, and I've been kind of gently scrubbing with a wet paper towel over the worst areas to try and get the excess dried skin off. She should be due for a real shed here in another month or so though...

[chris-uk]

If there was cross-contamination it couldn't have been from a dog/cat. This office caters solely to exotics. I guess there's a possibility it came from a sugar glider or miniature pig, but not the typical dogs/cats running around that you'd see at a normal vet office.

I believe that the parasite could be from some pinkies I had been buying at a local petstore. They breed their own in-store, and I'm not sure now how well I trust their freezing continuity; like if they get to a low enough temperature and stay there long enough before being sold. That did coincide roughly with the beginning of these problems.

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Sounds like the unusual parasites are more likely then. If it was a regular vet I'd have been questioning their aseptic technique, but in this case cross-contamination would seem less likely.