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18-02-2013, 12:38 AM
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Yay new tort but its riddled :(
I got a beautiful girl tort today but when I got home and soaked her she is absolutely riddled with parasites or worms, I think that's what they are but I've never seen before but were coming out in pee and poo
 but they were moving yuk!Poor baby must have such a sore tummy. She seems otherwise heathy and happy, moving around, big bright eyes, dry nose, smooth shell. Anyone know what kinda thing these little fu**ers are??? And here is the lovely lady <3  
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18-02-2013, 12:40 AM
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I've just got her on paper with a little coir that I will change daily as I don't want her reinfecting herself. Not the best start to her new life
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18-02-2013, 01:38 AM
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Good Luck getting things sorted!!!
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18-02-2013, 04:39 AM
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Poor little thing! Glad you got her she is a nice looking tort.
A fecal test should help ID the culprits; there may be more in there than you can see.
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18-02-2013, 08:11 AM
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Oh dear poor little girl, get a worm count done by your vet, and I expect it will be high and she will need worming. But she is a lovely looking torty
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18-02-2013, 08:26 AM
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Poor thing! I use these they are really quick
http://wormcount.com/ |
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18-02-2013, 08:33 AM
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She is really lovely, and a lovely smooth shell, she looks like my lilly, poor girl though, ive never seen so many worms, you can use wormcount.com a postal worm testing company, they are really quick with the response but in the meantime i would worm her, i use panacur paste, i put it on a bit of romaine lettuce(as my torts cant resist it) to ensure they get it all. You need to read the instructions on how much to administer or i think there is a thread on here (if you do a search) that explains how to administer.
You can get panacur paste from a pet shop x
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18-02-2013, 09:51 AM
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Poor girl.
I use Kusuri tortoise wormer, it's good stuff. You can buy it on eBay. |
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18-02-2013, 09:57 AM
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Wow
 that sent shivers down my spine i felt bad when i saw one worm last year.As the others have said worm her just out of interest where did you get her it might be worth telling the breeder or shop
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18-02-2013, 10:40 AM
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Oh the poor tortoise!
That's a shocking worm load! I agree with the others, get on and worm her and then you can send off a sample to wormcount or go to your vet to check she's clear. She looks like a beautiful tortoise though. 
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