using reptile wormer

[japcarsBrett]

Hi, i think my beardie has worms as he really doesn't eat much anymore and is very unactive and is only 18 inches at nearly 2 years old and he hasnt grown since last year or when he came out of brumation in feburary i have said on many posts on here that he is not as active and doesn't eat much any more he won't touch any veggies and locusts and other foods nothing i know all the temps lights etc is fine as i have had many people in every post say yeah thats fine so least i know its not that , i don't have a vet near me that works on reptiles unless i drive an hour and a half well 2 hours actualy, anyway so i cant get a fecal done for awhile till i have a day off work, as i work till late and they are closed by the time i get there and they aren't open weekends either great, so i was thinking of buying him some reptile wormer for him at a local pet store but i wasn't sure if giving it to him would harm him if he didn't have a parasite or worms or would it be safe? and least if he doesn't change i know its not worms good idea?? also how would i inject him with it?
Thanks

 

[TheDragonKeepers]

Don't inject. If a beardie needs hypodermic treatment, get a vet to do it.
Can you ask anyone else to run a sample in? A taxi driver will often be happy to courier if paid for the job.

 

[japcarsBrett]

Hi, i didn't inject it i just put some of it in his mouth and let him swallow it like normal, like people do with water from a syringe. I have tried but the taxi drives won't drive 2 hours just to give a sample in a vet plus i wouldn't know if they actually did it or say they did it's hard to trust people but i will try and book a day off work and get him in for a check up asap bit other than that i can't do a lot.There used to be a vet when i got him near me but they closed down not too long ago and now i really need them typical.
Thanks for your reply

 

[TheDragonKeepers]

Which did you get?
Remember to give extra baths - most wormers dehydrate.
You might want to pick up a gut flora restorative too - I use Avipro, but if you're in the US, you guys get some great ones including Acidophiliz+. It'll help recover the upset tummy that's inevitable from the meds.

 

[japcarsBrett]

Hi, yeah i have been giving him baths each day for a good 10-15 mins i started giving it to him Saturday and today, its called beaphar wormer, i have also just bought this as someone on here recommend it and said its great stuff and i read up about it today and everything it says it does, it does do it so i thought it would be worth a go seems good also i'm in the uk,
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Reptaid-X...ps=63&clkid=8742800214111598304#ht_1503wt_905

 

[TheDragonKeepers]

Reptaid's nice stuff - I always keep a bottle in my first aid kit. I still suggest seeing a vet - it could be a bacterial infection of some form.

 

[japcarsBrett]

i thought it would be so least i will have that, well he has been a lot better today he has been eating more he ate all his locusts meal worms and phoenix worms which was great but he wont eat any of his veggies no matter what i put in i think he only likes his live food i gave him a nice bath as well still no poop since Sunday when he had a bath and did it in the bath lol so he does seem to be getting better and he seems more active today.