Hi, I've posted a bit recently about my dragon brumating. Tofi has been semi-brumating off and on for about two months now- not wanting to wake up, barely eating and barely pooping. I took him to the vet a couple of weeks ago and she said that he looked really healthy, weight was healthy, etc. and that he probably is brumating. She did say that if he pooped I should get a fecal done. The following week he decided to wake up, bask and eat. After feeding him some hornworms he pooped the next day, so I took it in to the vet for a fecal. The vet texted me today to say that he has a moderate case of pinworms and she has left a prescription for me to pick up. I haven't been able to talk to her about it, so here are my questions:
Do dragons get pinworms often? How can they be prevented? Did I do something wrong or am I feeding him the wrong insects? What should I be doing now?
He eats salad (chard or mustard greens usually) mixed with shredded carrots, which he doesn't like to eat much, so I always add some insects dusted with calcium and vitamins. For insects he eats dubia, hornworms or mealworms. There have been a couple of times where the dubia bin got some fruit flies and there were some tiny maggots, but I always cleaned it out right away and didn't feed him the dubia for a couple of days afterwards.
His set-up: 55 gal tank, 10.0 T5 reptisun UVB tube, white basking light. Temps are ~95 and ~80 during the day. (Digital probe). Reptile carpet for substrate.
I would appreciate any advice!
Do dragons get pinworms often? How can they be prevented? Did I do something wrong or am I feeding him the wrong insects? What should I be doing now?
He eats salad (chard or mustard greens usually) mixed with shredded carrots, which he doesn't like to eat much, so I always add some insects dusted with calcium and vitamins. For insects he eats dubia, hornworms or mealworms. There have been a couple of times where the dubia bin got some fruit flies and there were some tiny maggots, but I always cleaned it out right away and didn't feed him the dubia for a couple of days afterwards.
His set-up: 55 gal tank, 10.0 T5 reptisun UVB tube, white basking light. Temps are ~95 and ~80 during the day. (Digital probe). Reptile carpet for substrate.
I would appreciate any advice!