Parasite ID
Note I am not a Vet just a keeper and do not recommend diagnosing and treating parasites in reptiles with out
a Vet’s assistance! I made up these pages to assist you and my self in identifying parasites in our reptiles.
For those of us who are doing your own fecal smears and floatation's!
All of the above photos where extracted with a scanner from the Biomedical and surgical aspects of reptile husbandry by Frye. Doses are what I am comfortable with through my own experiences and from the book
Understanding reptile parasites by Klingenburg DMV.
I hope for those interested this will be of some value to you!
I do not intend for anyone to treat their animals with out the assistance of a DMV, I have no liability for any damages suffered as all treatment should be acknowledged and cleared by a qualified DMV.
Greg Stephens
Sporulated oocysts of Eimeria sp. X 402
Metronidazole 25-50 mg/kg oral once daily x 5 to 10 days
Sporulated oocysts from a Gastric lavage
Metronidazole 25-50 mg/kg oral once daily x 5 to 10 days
Photomacrograph of a common Trematodes
Paziquantel 5-8 mg/kg two doses two weeks
Apart oral or IM
Entamoeba invadens Trophozoite darkly stained X 134
Metronidazole 25-50 mg/kg oral once daily x 5 to 10 days
Entamoeba invadens unstained X 268
Metronidazole 25-50 mg/kg oral once daily x 5 to 10 days
Entamoeba invadens Trophozoite darkly stained X 134
Metronidazole 25-50 mg/kg oral once daily x 5 to 10 days
Sarococystis sporulated oocyst x 402
Metronidazole 25-50 mg/kg oral once daily x 5 to 10 days
Sporulated oocysts of Eimeria sp. X 268
Metronidazole 25-50 mg/kg oral once daily x 5 to 10 days
Karyosome organism bearing six flagella
Metronidazole 25-50 mg/kg oral once with follow
up dose in 4 days if needed
Renfifer Anirarum Photomacrograph
Paziquantel 5-8 mg/kg two doses two weeks
Apart oral or IM
Pneumatophilus Lieidyi
Photomacrograph
Sporulated oocyst Isospora sp.
Metronidazole 25-50 mg/kg oral once daily x 5 to 10 days
Karyosome organisms bearing six flagella
Metronidazole 25-50 mg/kg oral once with follow
up dose in 4 days if needed
Balantidium sp. X 268
Metronidazole 25-50 mg/kg oral once daily x 5 to 10 days
Two Larvated Rhabdias sp. Ova X 134
Fenbendazole oral 25- 50 mg/kg once a week
For three to four doses
Strongyloid sp. Larvae X 67
Fenbendazole oral 25- 50 mg/kg once a week
For three to four doses
Ova Spiuriod X 67
Fenbendazole oral 25- 50 mg/kg once a week
For three to four doses
Spiuroid X 134
Fenbendazole oral 25- 50 mg/kg once a week
For three to four doses
Spiuroid X 134
Fenbendazole oral 25- 50 mg/kg once a week
For three to four doses
Dispharynx nasuta X 67
Common avian parasite
Larvated Ophiostrongylus sp. X 134
Fenbendazole oral 25- 50 mg/kg once a week
For three to four doses
Typical Capillaria ova X 134
Fenbendazole oral 25- 50 mg/kg once a week
For three to four doses
Pentastomid ova X 134
Ivermectin .2 mg/kg two to three doses
Two weeks apart
Pentastomid ova X 134
Ivermectin .2 mg/kg two to three doses
Two weeks apart
Non- larvated ova of Strongyliod X 134
Fenbendazole oral 25- 50 mg/kg once a week
For three to four doses
Nematode ova & Isosora oocyst X 268
Fenbendazole oral 25- 50 mg/kg once a week
For three to four doses
Hook worm ova X 268
Fenbendazole oral 25- 50 mg/kg once a week
For three to four doses
Non- larvated ova of Strongyliod X 134
Fenbendazole oral 25- 50 mg/kg once a week
For three to four doses
Hook worm ova X 268
Fenbendazole oral 25- 50 mg/kg once a week
For three to four doses
Typical Trematode ova X 27
Paziquantel 5-8 mg/kg two doses two weeks
Apart oral or IM
Choanotaenia infundibulum X 134
Common avian parasite
Syngamus Trachea X 134
Common avian parasite
Pin Worm ova
Fenbendazole oral 25- 50 mg/kg once a week
For three to four doses or until clear fecals
Pin Worm ova
Fenbendazole oral 25- 50 mg/kg once a week
For three to four doses or until clear fecals
Common Pseudoparasite
Example of Fungal Spore X 134
Acanthocephalan ova pentastomid
Ivermectin .2 mg/kg two to three doses
Two weeks apart
Tape worm ova X 134
Paziquantel 5-8 mg/kg two doses two weeks
Apart oral or IM