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Parasites that live on skin:
Mange
Oone of the smallest skin parasites. It is less than 1.5 mm long and very difficult to be seen by the naked eye.
Symptoms:
Anemia and death.
Diagnosis:
Seeing the agent on reptile's skin and symptoms.
Treatment:
Liquid medication to spray on reptile and cage.
Ticks
One of the smallest skin parasites. It is less than 1.5 mm long and very difficult to be seen by the naked eye.
Symptoms:
Anemia and paralysis.
Diagnosis:
Visualizing the agent on the skin.
Treatment:
Removing the agent manually and treat with antibiotics.
Botflies
Create holes on skin and lay their eggs.
Symptoms:
Skin lesion
Diagnosis:
Lump under the skin with a small opening lined by a black, crusted material.
Treatment:
Enlarging the opening and manually removing the maggot, clean the wound with antiseptic and treat with antibiotics.
Parasites that live inside the body.
Most have a direct lifecycle; the risk of internal parasite in captive reptiles is great.
Tapeworm
Symptoms:
Weight loss.
Diagnosis:
Seeing and examining the proglottids (tapeworm segment which looks like rice grain) around the anal area.
Treatment:
Antiparasite injection.
Roundworm
Lives in intestinal but it seen in the lung, mouth, and under the skin.
Symptoms:
Losing weight, or lesion on the skin, or mouth and respiratory distress.
Diagnosis:
Fecal worm check under microscope.
Treatment:
Worming, clean the cage.
Hookworm
Cause stomach ulceration and gastrointestinal obstruction.
Symptoms:
Vomiting
Diagnosis:
Fecal worm check under microscope
Treatment:
Worming, clean the cage.
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