Tapeworms in Turtles?

Question

My friend has a "soft shell snapping turtle", it 's shell length is about 9in. long and length of neck with head is about 6 in. long when extended. It lives in an aquarium of water and eats live goldfish and Aquatic Turtle Food, and once in a while a tapeworm extends about 7 in. out of it's rectum, shortly after it's gone. I don't know if it goes back in or if the turtle eats it. I have looked for remidies but can't find for aquatic animals.Anybody know anything?

Answer 1

ask a vet.

Answer 2

Tapeworms are found in all orders of reptiles but are rare in crocodilians. Reptiles may act as the definitive, paratenic, or intermediate hosts for a large number of species. Although most species of tapeworms are generally non-pathogenic in wild reptiles, weight loss and death have been reported. The complex life cycle of cestodes and restricted geographic range of intermediate hosts limit the number of cases in captive reptiles. When present, proglottids may be found around the cloaca, or typical cestode ova may be isolated from feces. Treatment is with praziquantel at 5-8 mg/kg, IM or PO, repeated in 2 wk.
FROMhttp://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/171410.htm

You may need to get this from a vet. DO NOT LET THE VET USE IVERMECTIN. IT IS TOXIC FOR TURTLES, but is the most common treatment for all other animals.

Answer 3

I found a forum about worms in turtles and in it the posters say they had to take their turtles to the vet and have a drug called Droncit injected 2 times.

Below is the link.

Answer 4

Try finding a reptile forum and posting this question. There may be someone out there that can help you.

Answer 5

There is tapeworms in the goldfish. totally murderous!!!!!

Answer 6

www.herpvetconnection.com try that website and find a herp vet around your area.