Pumpkin as a Dewormer
(I originally wrote this for the The Tortoise Forum.)
I was doing some research on the possibility of using pumpkin as a dewormer for my tortoises as a response to several questions at the Tortoise Forum such as “Wat sort of dosing would it take?” and I ran into two interesting things:
On the other hand… a lot of apparently respectable sites and sources seem to think that herbal dewormers offer at least some benefits, like the McGill article listed below. (It uses references that appear to be studies in favor of herbals, but I don’t have access to most of those studies so have no idea what they involved.) So, although most research suggests it won’t do anything, there is still some popular support for the idea. It could maybe be a useful tool for prevention or managing very minor infestations, but I would see a vet for a real infestation, imported animals, etc. Based on the above, I would say that this might be a helpful program for tortoises:
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