How do I de-worm my turtle.?

Question

My uncle says the Chineses will pay me for them but I have to grab them first.

Answer 1

LMAO, that was a funny one

Answer 2

You are suggesting that if you get the worms out of your turtle, someone will pay for them?

Dream on, kid. There is no way to get parasitic worms out of the turtle without killing either the turtle or the worms.

Any wild caught turtle will carry a huge load of worms- tapeworms, heartworms, white worms, etc. These are not normally a problem until the animal is badly stressed, such as being taken into captivity.

Captive-bred turtles rarely have worms unless they have been in contact with turtles or fecal materials with worms.

It takes powerful poisons to kill worms (in any species of animal). The poison must be strong enough to kill at least some of the worm species without killing the host- a real problem! ONLY a vet or very experienced expert should decide which medicine and how much to use.

To get the worms out alive, all you have to do is to kill the turtle and cut it up to get to the worms.

Some worms will naturally crawl out on their own in some circumstances- but not enough to help you.

Answer 3

Im not sure what you mean by the chinese thing.

but to deworm you turtle talk to your vet.

i commonly use 3 deworming preparations in 2 treatments 14 days apart.
fenbendazole and metronidazole given as a gavage (by stomach tube) to kill the round worms and the flagellates
and an injection of praziquantel to kill the tape worms.

once dewormed use of apropriate hygien techniques and proper houseing and husbandry will reduce re infection, so in a closed collection little deworming will be required after this first 2

Answer 4

#1 i didn't know turtles had worms, but it stands to reason that they do, your vet can tell you what to do in this situation, not me, but i have had box turtles, queen, and snapper. i always let them go after a while because i would find them on the road and was scared they would get killed. also i have ate turtles, grown ones, they are good.but expensive.