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I've done my first flotation, and, to my surprise: no eggs. I've seen lots of squares (i assume it's salt) and something that could be a nematode.


I've done the flotation with ordinary salt. I'll try with magnesium sulphate, the moment I find out where i can buy it . Thanks Chris for your replies, otherwise, I wouldn't have been able of anaylizing

I'm not sure, I bought a book in amazon of reptile parasites, but It hasn't been delivered yet :S

This is the worms I used to have. Well, again, not me, the Iguana.

Please be VERY careful. Wash your hands very well and do not take or prepare food anywhere near where you are doing this work. Turtles have been shown to be a major carrier of Salmonella. There are situations where the majority of turtles in a certain area are positive for this bacterium, whether in the wild or as a pet. I know because I was one of the government laboratorians to do the analysis that finally made it to the newspapers. In our lab, we worked with those little green turtles that used to be so available. You don't see them around too often anymore because of this very problem.
Garry DeLong

Interesting and informative discussion...Thanks guy's.

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(That's a nice name for a herp guy.) Any updates on your findings?

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Hope Valley, RI

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