Cloverleaf Absolute Tortoise Wormer

Worming your tortoise can be stressful for them if you have to take them to the vets to do this. The Cloverleaf Absolute Tortoise Wormer allows you to do this at home, so is less stressful for the animal, easier and less expensive than any other way of treating in the past. Tortoise wormer+ is a flubendazole based medication for use against intestinal helminthic worms and external ticks, to keep your tortoise in tip-top condition and health.

Worms are a fact of life for tortoises which in the past has been responsible for many failed hibernations, every tortoise can carry its own complement of parasitic worms. When in good condition and health, these worms are not a problem, but as soon as the tortoise is stressed or hibernating, its natural immunity is compromised and internal parasites can take a hold. This product will control tapeworms and other helminths, and help towards a successful hibernation. Worming your tortoise can also compromise their immune system, so after worming you will need to allow a few months for their immune system to return to normal before hibernation time.

It is advisable to use this product again when any tortoise is waking from hibernation to help them recover and pick-up strength quickly after a long sleep.

Non-hibernating species of tortoise (eg leopard, indian star, red foot) etc can be wormed at any time of year, although it is advisable to do this in the warmer months when your tortoise's immune system is at it's peak.

Do not worm a tortoise that is gravid until around 3 months after they have laid their last clutch of the season and fully recovered from their ordeal.

Do not worm a tortoise that is suffering ill health. If you do see worms in the stools of the tortoise, then contact your vet for advice before worming to get the correct dosage for a compromised tortoise.

Directions:

Full instructions are inside the pack with a handy blue scoop for measuring the dosage.

Shake the contents of the sachet well, measure out the correct dosage for each tortoise to be treated.

The worming powder can be sprinkled onto the tortoise’s usual food or added to the water when bathing.

This treatment can be safely re-dosed again if a second treatment is necessary in heavy infestations.

option 1: sprinkle over food

• This will need to be sprinkled over enough food for one animal, per meal, per day.

• Gently mist food before sprinkling powder, to allow the powder to adhere to the food

• If you are treating more than one animal at a time, they will need to be separated while being wormed and treated with this product.

• This can be repeated if necessary for up to 4 days without any ill effect.

option 2: add to bath water

• If preferred, you can add this treatment to a lukewarm bath water at the dose of 0.3g, or one level 0.5 ml scoop (included) per 2 litres of luke warm bathing water

• Soak the tortoise for 20 minutes

Dosage:

The correct dosage to cover all weights of tortoises are per animal:

• 25 grams to 250 grams = 1 x Level blue scoop.

• 251 grams to 2.5 kg = 2 x Level blue scoops.

• 2.5 kg and over = 3 x Level blue scoops.