The Effect of Pyrantel Pamoate Treatment on Fecal Pinworm (<i>Leidynema appendiculata</i>) Parasites of Dietary Dubia Roaches (<i>Blaptica dubia</i>): Efforts to Eliminate Passthrough Fecal Pseudoparasites in Lesser Hedgehog Tenrecs (<i>Echinops telfairi</i>)

The Effect of Pyrantel Pamoate Treatment on Fecal Pinworm (<i>Leidynema appendiculata</i>) Parasites of Dietary Dubia Roaches (<i>Blaptica dubia</i>): Efforts to Eliminate Passthrough Fecal Pseudoparasites in Lesser Hedgehog Tenrecs (<i>Echinops telfairi</i>)

Pinworm ova were discovered on lesser hedgehog tenrec <i>(Echinops telfairi)</i> fecal exams. Ova were passthrough pseudoparasite pinworms originating from feeder roaches (<i>Blaptica dubia</i>). Roaches were maintained as a feeder colony and offered to tenrecs as a portion o...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Browder, Sabrina Kapp, Kimberly Ange-van Heugten, James Flowers, Larry S. Christian, Daniel S. Dombrowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Subjects:
anthelmintic
<i>Blaptica dubia</i>
<i>Echinops telfairi</i>
husbandry
<i>Leidynema appendiculata</i>
museum
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5636/4/1/15

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