Edit: Its coccidia

[Ares05]

Okay, So amaro does have parasites. They gave me a call that he does have parasites but the front desk lady didn't specify, as the vet was in surgery. The vet will give me a call in an hour or two to tell me what he's got. While I wait I wanted to get ahead of the game to fully clean sanitize his cage. Is there any way I can salvage my plants? I cant get any more live plants for a little while, and I only have fake plants for replacement, and amaro loves eating plants.

He is still eating and drinking fine, so i'm not too concerned yet.

 

[Tony_S]

I'd wait until you find out what parasites he has before taking drastic measures like throwing out all your stuff.

 

[jamest0o0]

Totally depends on the parasite like tony said

 

[Ares05]

I suppose i'm a little impatient, just worried it'll get out of hand. He's right next to my reptile shelf, I don't want them to get parasites. That would be a nightmare lol.

 

[MissSkittles]

It’s natural to freak out. Wait until you know what you’re dealing with. Both of my chams had pinworms. I was ready to sterilize all. Lol. My cham vet told me to just do a good cleaning with something like Formula 409.

 

[JacksJill]

This might help if it is just round or pin worms. https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/cage-cleaning-•-sanitation-istyt-part-3-deep-cleaning.2364/
If it's coccidia https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/cage-cleaning-•-sanitation-istyt-part-4-disinfection.2406/

 

[janjan20]

Hopefully just minor like pinworms, if it’s coccidia you will have to toss pretty much every thing

 

[Ares05]

We'll thats why i'm freaking out, I have two beardies right next to his cage. They naturally carry small counts of coccidia. I always wash my hand between animals, but who knows.

 

[Beman]

We'll thats why i'm freaking out, I have two beardies right next to his cage. They naturally carry small counts of coccidia. I always wash my hand between animals, but who knows.

Don't freak out yet. Wait until they tell you what it is before you go toss anything or clean anything. Depending on what it is there are different methods for cleaning. Pins are easy to clean for and you can pretty much clean everything to get rid of them. I would toss fake vines though because they don't scrub well.

 

[Ares05]

I can clean everything and toss as needed, i'm just hoping its not coccidia.

 

[Mawtyplant]

I can clean everything and toss as needed, i'm just hoping its not coccidia.

Perso, buy a microscope and an dio kit to do fecal test, clean all your stuff, quarantine your plants for months (depending on the parasite) and track down the evolution of the treatment for the next 6 months

 

[Ares05]

Well I just discovered something. Amaro wont hand feed, but if I put a cricket on the screen and go sit down, he comes out and gets it. Maybe I wont have to force him to get the medicine.

 

[Ares05]

Okay so it is coccidia. The vet didn't call , I just called the front desk and they asked her. She'll call around 5pm (3 hours from now) with specifics. Should I wait to hear if it was high or low counts, or start cleaning stuff?

 

[AnamCara]

Okay so it is coccidia. The vet didn't call , I just called the front desk and they asked her. She'll call around 5pm (3 hours from now) with specifics. Should I wait to hear if it was high or low counts, or start cleaning stuff?

I can't speak from any experience, but if it were me I would start stripping and cleaning. There are many threads on this site about coccidia, i would look at a few of them.

 

[Ares05]

Alright. Should I use a 1:10 bleach solution, or something else?

 

[jamest0o0]

Coccidia is notoriously hard to kill, bleach doesn't do the trick from my understanding. @JacksJill what would you suggest, high % hydrogen peroxide?

 

[Ares05]

What about ammonia?

 

[AnamCara]

https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/coccidia-help-and-cleaning-advice-please.170202/post-1498908

 

[AnamCara]

https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/coccidia-help-and-cleaning-advice-please.170202/post-1498389

 

[Ares05]

So 40 percent peroxide?

I don't have that right now, what can I use in the meantime?