Prophylactic worming?

[Hollis_Steed]

Here is a chart I found by Melisa Kaplan.

Common Reptile Drugs and Dosages

Great Resource to keep around, thanks for posting it!

[Jeff B]

Panacure- the chemical is Fendendazole.
You can buy it from Bean Farm which an online reptile supply store, it is sold as dog dewormer,
http://store.beanfarm.com/product_in...oducts_id=5897
it is also sold at Petco.
just calculate dose appropriately for weight of snake, I did a prophylactic collection wide this spring after babies were born, and then again in the fall. What I do is approximate the dose weight, weigh out 10 times on a scale for 10 snakes, and rough that amount for adult females and for males at about half that dose (since they are about half the size of females), then basically I dip the butt end of the mouse in it and feed the snake. Hookworms and pinworms being main potiential possible target, possibly tape worms in wild caughts. It is a safe product and hard to overdose as it is not as toxic as some meds, but the main thing is don't do it during pregnancy as it can effect or even terminate.
I also do a prophylactic treatment for other parasites to mainly rid of any protozoan parasites, but I don't want to disclose details as that is more complicated and more toxic, so it is tricky to administer and not recomended as a "do-it-youself"
I follow up with a probiotic administered with the same dip the butt of the mouse in it, this recharges the gut microbes that may be damaged and restores good digestion.

[Hollis_Steed]

Jeff,
Thank you!
I'll copy this and put it in a file for using over and over i'm sure. Very much appreciate the great information from those of you in the know!