DISINFECTION OF TERRARIUMS AFTER DEGELMINTIZATION OF REPTILES
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31548/ujvs2019.04.010Abstract
Abstract. Disinvasion of terrariums plays an important role in the prevention of parasitic diseases of reptiles. Only it breaks one of the three links in the epizootic chain in a given invasion. However, there has been little or no information on the effective disinfestation of terrariums. At the same time, there are a number of recommendations for the use of certain chemicals and the use of classical disinvasive methods in terrariums. As a result of our research, disinvasion is quite effective in preventing reptile helminthiasis. It should be noted that in the terrariums where careful disinfestation was carried out, through 3 months of helminth eggs were not found in reptiles. However, in those terrariums where disinvasion was not carried out but deworming by reptiles was done already. At 3 months, the invasion intensity was 81.25 % and the invasion intensity was 81.81 eggs in 1 g of feces. Before disinfecting terrariums, it is advisable to remove, even destroy, all valuable and easily replaceable equipment. The inventory that has some value must be boiled. If the material and the size of the inventory allow, boil it or boil it. The terrariums should be gently boiled or treated with a vircon or septic tank, followed by thorough washing of their residues and drying. The inventory used for reptile care should also be modified or disinfected.
Keywords: disinvasion, reptiles, terrariums, helminthiasis, prevention
References
Vasilev, D. B. (1995). Gelmintozy reptilii v nevole i sovremennye parazititcidnye preparaty, ispolzuemye v terrariumnoi praktike [Helmintoses of captive reptiles and modern parasiticidal preparations used in terrarium practice]. Nauchnye issledovaniia v zoologicheskikh parkakh - Scientific research in zoological parks, 5, 96-117 [in Russian].
Vasilev, D. B. (2005). Veterinarnaia gerpetologiia iashcheritcy [Lizard veterinary herpetology]. Moskva: Proekt-F, 480 [in Russian].
Kotelnikov, G. A. (1983). Gelmintologicheskie issledovaniia zhivotnykh i okruzhaiushchei sredy [Helminthological studies of animals and the environment]. Moskva: Kolos, 208 [in Russian].
Stoianov, L. A., Stoianova, V. Yu. (2018). Parazitologiia reptilii [Parasitology of reptiles]. Dnepr: Seredniak T. K., 192 [in Russian].
Yarofke, D., Lande, Yu. (2005). Reptilii. Bolezni i lechenie [Reptiles. Disease and treatment]. Moskva: OOO «Akvarium-Print», 324 [in Russian].
Elliott, R. J. (2007). Infectious Diseases and Pathology of ReptilesColor Atlas and Text. USA: CRC Press, 731.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Relationship between right holders and users shall be governed by the terms of the license Creative Commons Attribution – non-commercial – Distribution On Same Conditions 4.0 international (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0):https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.uk
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).
