Parasites in Nightcrawlers

[Little Wise Owl]

Originally Posted by mo9e64

From what i have read usually the issue of parasite load is mostly from freshly imported monitors.The article by Sam Sweet does not differentiate between monitors kept in proper or improper conditions.Of coarse you should treat monitors with symptoms realizing how treatment can also compromise their health-but worrying about parasites if you have proper conditions and your monitor appears outwardly healthy in my opinion is making a problem that does not exist.If someone with actual firsthand experience has had issues with parasites in what were intially healthy animals in captivity for sometime would be of more relevance.
This is under the belief that compromised monitors under subpar conditions cannot deal with parasite load.An outwardly healthy imported monitor under subpar conditions is later compromised due to lack of support.A properly supported outwardly healthy imported monitor will have a fully functional immune system.
disclaimer:the above is my opinion,if you take it as rude that was not my intention

I'm not sure why I would take that as rude... but I'm also a little confused. I was only wondering if a properly kept Monitor (well, Tegu, in my case) would be affected by parasites in wild caught worms. I imagine that an animal in optimal health and environment conditions might not be bothered by them but I was unsure.

Originally Posted by Gregg M

The best way to get worms is with a "shock rod". Stick it in the ground, plug it in, worms all over the place. Pick the right spot and you can get a hundred in a few minutes.

Where would I get a "shock rod"?