What are the chances of catching pinworm or coccidia from be

DanielleGia920 · Oct 18, 2017

My Bearded dragon was recently diagnosed with coccidia and pin worms. I read when humans have pinworms that the female pinworm emerges from the anus at night and lays eggs and then goes back in! Does this work the same way in bearded dragons. Does the female emerge through the vent and lay eggs? So if my dragon then climbs up my arm does that mean my arms and shirt have eggs all over them? This worries me as I have two small boys who put everything, other than food, in their mouths! I make sure to wash my hands after handleing her but I don't change my whole outfit lol.

Thanks!

Danielle

AHBD · Oct 18, 2017

Unfortunately it is possible to pick up parasites as well as other nasty things like salmonella + ecoli from beardies. Fortunately it doesn't seem to be too common, but it is def. a possibility. The best precaution you can take is just to was your hands as usual, and if you feel like a quick wipe of your arm after beardie has crawled up then just use a slightly soapy paper towel + you should be good.

Always supervise the kids when handling the dragon and impress on them the importance of washing their hands immediately after handling.

DanielleGia920 · Oct 18, 2017

Thanks AHBD! I can always count on you for some good info/advice! ?? I'm a little OCD and a bit of a "clean freak" so learning she has pinworms and coccidia is going to drive me nuts! Time to go sterilize the entire house ?

CooperDragon · Oct 19, 2017

Frequent hand washing is definitely the best way to protect against disease transmission (although it's fairly rare from what I've seen as AHBD mentioned). My vet also recommended wiping and spraying their bum with Vetericyn (or similar) after they poop to help keep them from spreading germs on their skin and dragging it around the house.

Tank sanitization will be quite important during treatment, especially for the coccidia. That will require use of ammonia/water solution or steam cleaning. It helps to remove permanent furniture for a while and use cardboard and put down paper towels for substrate so they are disposable. Otherwise running over everything with a steam cleaner after physically washing everything a few times per week should do the job.

DanielleGia920 · Oct 19, 2017

Thanks cooperDragon. I've got some work to do ??‍?

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