Doing your own fecal exams

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kyleena29

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I was wondering if anyone has suggestions, links or pictures of possible protozoa and other things bearded dragons can get. I have a basic understanding of how to find the common parasites through fecal float. I have tried smears but unsure of what to look for. I also thought about using stains. I'm not entirely sure of what the procedure is for that or if it is really necessary. What stains should I use? My microscope can do up to 1000x. Any info is appreciated. Thanks.
 

Rankins

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Gentian Violet is the typical stain used. My microbiology courses were nearly 30 years ago so I'm way out of practice to give very good advice on it though :)
 

CooperDragon

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Beautiful Dragons has a quick reference chart that might be helpful http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Parasitechart.html

Using the chart it does look like the first could be a hookworm egg which some Panacur should be able to take care of. Second is maybe a roundworm? I'm really not sure though. I'm not experienced with detecting these and am just comparing the photos to the chart.
 
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