Do Parasites explain slow growth?

[samchavles]

Hey everyone,
I have a 5 month old Red Leatherback who's only 11 inches. I found out my feeding was not ample, so I switched him to Phoniex worms and he has been getting his complete fill for the past 2 weeks. He poops regularly, and is shedding now. I posted a thread a week or two back about this, and after I switched him to Phoniex Worms, he's at 11 inches right now, and he was only 9 inches when I posted the other thread! So he is growing, but could parasites also be playing a part? For those who had slow growers, did checking for parasites help at all?

 

[daner923]

He MAY have parasites, but 2 inches in two weeks is a great growth rate. But it is worthwhile the get him checked within the first few months of ownership anyways.