Dreamwritten
Juvie Member
Hey all,
I have a ~7 mo. old baby boy and he was diagnosed with pinworms and a 5+ count of coccidia about a month and a half ago.
The doctor put him on Albon (1.5 ml once per week) and Panacur for 5 weeks, and the pinworms are now gone. However, his coccidia count is still at about 4. I don't know what to do. The vet said we should wait a few months since albon is harsh on their systems and then try again.
I have a good setup and, during his treatment, used only disposable stuff so i could remove any poo with ease. Any time he pooped in his tank (and even on occasion when he didn't) I would either give the tank an ammonia soak or douse it / let it sit in the professional disinfectant from beardeddragon.co. I fed him phoenix worms, acidophiliz+, etc. I did everything I could and these pesky things won't go away.
Any advice? Are there any "home cures" so to speak for these damn things? I noticed he's a bit more lethargic and less hungry. I tried avoiding crickets because I know they can have parasites, but they're the only things that move fast enough to really get him in hunting mode, so I bought him some yesterday to get him to eat. He devoured them, so I guess that's good, and has finally started eating his veggies again (he basically ignored them on the albon and wouldn't eat anything I didn't hand-feed him).
So yeah... I'm worried please let me know what you all think!
I have a ~7 mo. old baby boy and he was diagnosed with pinworms and a 5+ count of coccidia about a month and a half ago.
The doctor put him on Albon (1.5 ml once per week) and Panacur for 5 weeks, and the pinworms are now gone. However, his coccidia count is still at about 4. I don't know what to do. The vet said we should wait a few months since albon is harsh on their systems and then try again.
I have a good setup and, during his treatment, used only disposable stuff so i could remove any poo with ease. Any time he pooped in his tank (and even on occasion when he didn't) I would either give the tank an ammonia soak or douse it / let it sit in the professional disinfectant from beardeddragon.co. I fed him phoenix worms, acidophiliz+, etc. I did everything I could and these pesky things won't go away.
Any advice? Are there any "home cures" so to speak for these damn things? I noticed he's a bit more lethargic and less hungry. I tried avoiding crickets because I know they can have parasites, but they're the only things that move fast enough to really get him in hunting mode, so I bought him some yesterday to get him to eat. He devoured them, so I guess that's good, and has finally started eating his veggies again (he basically ignored them on the albon and wouldn't eat anything I didn't hand-feed him).
So yeah... I'm worried please let me know what you all think!