Tapeworm or Roundworm: Which pet pest is easier to get rid of?

  • Tapeworm
  • Roundworm
Please select one to answer and see the result

Answers

Tapeworm - 6Roundworm - 8
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
guess
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Guess
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Just from reading this article, the tapeworm is easier to see and can be detected early and the pet can be treated faster.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
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  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Tapeworms physically latch onto the intestines with hooks while roundworms move freely in the intestines.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because there is medicine for it
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because you can not get rid of tapeworms w/o curing the flea problem. It only takes 1 infected flea to get reinfested.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because it has a either male or female reproductive organs compared to tapeworm that has both, which tapeworm can reproduced easily thats why roundworm can much easier to get rid of
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Tapeworms are hermaphrodites
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because you can go to the Pet store and buy something to treat roundworms. With tapeworms you have to go to the Vet
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Only moustered
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Tapeworm is a hermaphrodite and can reproduce without another worm. Roundworms need two worms to multiply through copulation.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
They don't attach like Tape worms
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Roundworms move freely in the intestines while tapeworms latch onto the intestinal wall with their scolex making it harder to remove

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