worming yor torts!!!

TANK · 04-08-2006, 10:51 AM

hia i was just wondering how you actually worm your tortoises and where you get all of the equipment, i've tryd doing nautral worming, for instance when you meantioned that carrot and pumpkin would worm them my tortoise refuses to eat any carrot and there nots really any pumpkins around!!!!! thanks!

by the way i've never fed my tortoise carrot on a regular bacise (sorry for all the spelling mistakes

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sandy · 04-08-2006, 11:16 AM

Hi Heather

If you use panacur paste, you just put the amount on a tempting/favorite food, and they
eat it<g>.
If you do a search on here, you will find another thread all about it<g>.

piglet · 04-08-2006, 11:31 AM

Hi Heather
Has Tank got worms or do you want to just do this as a precaution in case he has them , anyway which ever way i can do him for you and show your Dad what to do for any future wormings you may need to do .
Darren

TANK · 04-08-2006, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by piglet

Hi Heather
Has Tank got worms or do you want to just do this as a precaution in case he has them , anyway which ever way i can do him for you and show your Dad what to do for any future wormings you may need to do .
Darren

hia darren thanks i dont think tank has got worms but i just want to be safe incase he gets them, i could do with learning myself as you know i am moving house soon and i just think it will be good to know before i go!!!

TANK · 04-08-2006, 11:45 AM

where do you get panacur paste from?

05-08-2006, 07:26 PM

My mother grows pumpkins for me at her allottment for my Tortoises. They ADORE the flower heads. And they eat grated carrot quite alot. Maybe that's why I've never had a problem with them having worms?

TANK · 05-08-2006, 09:15 PM

ok i might try growing pumpkins!!!!!

06-08-2006, 09:36 PM

Well I went to our local nursery as well and they sell them for 50p with a few flower heads already on, they bloom daily! but my mothers are huge cos they're in the ground. They adore them, courgette flowers as well and cucumber ones.

Dazza · 06-08-2006, 09:47 PM

I got mine from my vet, but be careful, the assistant tried to sell me cat and dog paste!!!

Panacur Equine Paste, Apple & Cinnamon. 4.5g Fenbendazole, which is 18.75%, if you check the tortoise trust files on the yahoo group you will find the dosages.

You will also need a 1ml syringe(without Needle).

If you go down the past route that is..

If you need the dosages let me know and i will e-mail them to you.

Darren

06-08-2006, 11:10 PM

The cat and dog paste is exactly the same Dazza, just without the artificial flavouring, and if you have small torts, in a smaller cheaper tube. Each segment is 50mg so perfect to mearure out doses for torts

04-08-2006, 10:51 AM	#1
TANK Member Hatched Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London Posts: 340	worming yor torts!!! hia i was just wondering how you actually worm your tortoises and where you get all of the equipment, i've tryd doing nautral worming, for instance when you meantioned that carrot and pumpkin would worm them my tortoise refuses to eat any carrot and there nots really any pumpkins around!!!!! thanks! by the way i've never fed my tortoise carrot on a regular bacise (sorry for all the spelling mistakes ) __________________ 1.0.2 -Testdu graeca ibera-Tank,Clover,Peach! 1.1.0-dogs-Ben,Molly 3.1.0- Lavender Bantum Chickens (:

04-08-2006, 11:16 AM	#2
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	Hi Heather If you use panacur paste, you just put the amount on a tempting/favorite food, and they eat it<g>. If you do a search on here, you will find another thread all about it<g>. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

04-08-2006, 11:31 AM	#3
piglet Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,976	Hi Heather Has Tank got worms or do you want to just do this as a precaution in case he has them , anyway which ever way i can do him for you and show your Dad what to do for any future wormings you may need to do . Darren __________________ 17 years old 25 years ago

04-08-2006, 11:45 AM	#5
TANK Member Hatched Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London Posts: 340	where do you get panacur paste from? __________________ 1.0.2 -Testdu graeca ibera-Tank,Clover,Peach! 1.1.0-dogs-Ben,Molly 3.1.0- Lavender Bantum Chickens (:

05-08-2006, 09:15 PM	#7
TANK Member Hatched Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London Posts: 340	ok i might try growing pumpkins!!!!! __________________ 1.0.2 -Testdu graeca ibera-Tank,Clover,Peach! 1.1.0-dogs-Ben,Molly 3.1.0- Lavender Bantum Chickens (:

05-08-2006, 07:26 PM	#6
Wellersbird Guest Posts: n/a	My mother grows pumpkins for me at her allottment for my Tortoises. They ADORE the flower heads. And they eat grated carrot quite alot. Maybe that's why I've never had a problem with them having worms?

06-08-2006, 09:36 PM	#8
Wellersbird Guest Posts: n/a	Well I went to our local nursery as well and they sell them for 50p with a few flower heads already on, they bloom daily! but my mothers are huge cos they're in the ground. They adore them, courgette flowers as well and cucumber ones.

06-08-2006, 09:47 PM	#9
Dazza Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,486	I got mine from my vet, but be careful, the assistant tried to sell me cat and dog paste!!! Panacur Equine Paste, Apple & Cinnamon. 4.5g Fenbendazole, which is 18.75%, if you check the tortoise trust files on the yahoo group you will find the dosages. You will also need a 1ml syringe(without Needle). If you go down the past route that is.. If you need the dosages let me know and i will e-mail them to you. Darren

06-08-2006, 11:10 PM	#10
wizzasmum Guest Posts: n/a	The cat and dog paste is exactly the same Dazza, just without the artificial flavouring, and if you have small torts, in a smaller cheaper tube. Each segment is 50mg so perfect to mearure out doses for torts

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