silver/white tiny bugs in poop help??

[jurjenfromholland]

little tiny white/silver ants on
veiled chameleon poop?? any idea
what it might can be??? help :+D

 

[Sinfulintent]

I would take a fresh sample of his poop to the vet to be tested for parasites. Just get a fresh sample in a small ziploc bag and take it to the vet.

I haven't read about this before so I cannot help you there but I'm sure a lot of people will say get it tested ASAP

 

[jurjenfromholland]

wel i just did that he was tested
postive for cocidioces if i spell it right i gave him
the meds en now i must wait 1 more day because the
doctor told me give it 3 days 10 days of again 3 days.. so i dont
understand this bugg thingy... pfff

 

[Dez]

You can not see coccidia with your naked eye.

I suspect the little bugs you saw did not come from the chameleon rather where attracted to the poop after the fact.

What is the medicine called you got for the coccidia

 

[jurjenfromholland]

something named like trotruzil in may
spell it wrong will post the name tonight at
work now

 

[coldbloodedAL]

Im sorry to hear your cham has coccidia... But the little white bugs you are seeing are likely a microfauna called springtails. Theyre not harmful, theyre basically natures clean up crews.

 

[Tay And A]

Question??

But isint that a sexual disease? Like if the Cham is wild caught?
And can't the other chams in the same room get it without even having sex?

You can not see coccidia with your naked eye.

I suspect the little bugs you saw did not come from the chameleon rather where attracted to the poop after the fact.

What is the medicine called you got for the coccidia

 

[coldbloodedAL]

Not a disease, but it can be transmitted through sexual contact, human contact, and it even can be airborne.

It is easily transferred to other chameleons and even people. One should be very cautious when treating for cocci

 

[jurjenfromholland]

thx allot :-D medicine is callrd
toltrazuril

 

[Dez]

thx allot :-D medicine is callrd
toltrazuril

That medicine works very well. The trick to treating coccidia it to keep evertything clean. It is very easy to get reinfected.

It's easier to switch over to fake plastic plants instead of a real one

Clean up all poop as soon as you see it. Disinfect everything . You may want to switch to cupfeeding so no feeders accidently walk through an infected poo and then reinfest you chameleon