Worming

[joe14 98]

Never thought ferrets need worming. I dont agree with pumping them full of chemicals when its not needed unless theyve actually got em.

Edited August 13, 2012 by joe14

[The one 8,398]

Thats why i keep asking has anybody seen any worms in there scats when they ask about worming ferrets ,no point in using chemicals if you dont have to

[ferret100 47]

Ferrets can get worms. Worms do not care what diet their host is fed nor the rate of their digestive system. They don't float about in the intestines ready to be crapped out by some feathers or fur, they burrow into the intestinal wall and will continue to pass microscopic eggs into the local environment via the hosts faeces, to be ingested by another host.

 

How on earth would internal parasites continue to thrive if they just turned up with a "hi, here I am, yep I got crapped out, you found me!"

 

Edited to say

 

Wormers are passed through the system fairly quickly, the wormers are administered to carry out a job, they don't tend to linger about......hence why worming in many species needs to be done regularly.

Edited August 16, 2012 by ferret100

[moss 70]

Thanks for the replys