How often do you deworm your snakes?

[jarich]

They were nematodes mostly. Is there a difference between wild parasites and other kinds? Honestly, I hadnt considered the possibility of a 'domestic' type of parasite. Thats interesting. It seems like this would be because in an enclosed environment, you would have increased reintroduction of the parasites, or at least that was what the article was getting at.

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by jarich

They were nematodes mostly. Is there a difference between wild parasites and other kinds? Honestly, I hadnt considered the possibility of a 'domestic' type of parasite. Thats interesting. It seems like this would be because in an enclosed environment, you would have increased reintroduction of the parasites, or at least that was what the article was getting at.

Hmm, interesting. So it's kind of stating that once it's there there's a greater risk of it occuring in other specimens as well as again. I suppose this speaks to quarantine practices.

I don't know about wild/domestic parasites. Just random thoughts. It could happen though that something that doesn't exist in the wild can exist in captivity. Well my take on it.