Trying to be an exotic vet for my own animal again, need som advice please. Juve

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Trying to be an exotic vet for my own animal again, need som advice please. Juvenile bearded dragon, most likely male. Age between 3-8months, petstore could nor be more specific. Weight 58 g, around 20 cm nose to tail tip. Brought him home around 3 weeks ago. Does not appear to be lethargic. Semi decent appetite - no greens yet, only eats dubias and some mealworms. He was thin when I bought him (visible hip bones and spine), not anymore. I took a fecal float on him because he sometimes has loose stool- varies between Just soft and watery. Found what I believe is hookworm? I don't think the small cicrular are coccidia, but I'm not fully sure (ord microscope with little detail). I did not find a lot of either. So what I am wondering about is: is this enough to warrant treatment? And if so, any tips regarding treatment - what medicine, dosage, anything I should do/give extra?

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That looks like an oxyurid egg to me, so pinworms.
If you only found that one egg, I would recheck in a week.
Personally, I prefer direct smears to flotation. I find it easier to identify flagellates and ciliates that way.
But I would advise you to start feeding greens instead of animal protein. More fibre less protein would not only be better for the kidneys, might also improve the faeces.