Can anyone tell me what kind of worms these are. Found in the first poo this morning, large whitish cream looking, oval when still and tubular when on the move about 1 inch long and don’t wriggle, move more like a caterpillar or snail, you can see the tube “open”, as they they move forward. Any ideas?

The most common worm to see in poo is tape worms which sounds somewhat like you’ve described but the best thing to do is to collect a sample and bring to the vets to get advice on proper treatment.  Dogs often get tapeworms from eating small rodents/birds that carry the worms (or poo that has the worms). They’re easily treated and not a huge concern in healthy dogs.
Best,
Laura, Jingle, Coal & Chance

Thanks. After much Googling I came up with tapeworm but was a bit alarmed to find it can be transferred to humans. Do you know anything about the likelihood of that, or is the danger mainly now when the segments have appeared?

The main danger is for the worms to transfer to children -  who are more likely to touch dirty things then put their hands in their mouths.  It is fairly unlikely for adults to get the worms if they take care to wash their hands after contact with the dogs and before eating.  It is quite common for the worms to transfer between dogs as they groom each other and sometimes eat poo It’s usually recommended that if one dog has worms, all get treated.  I wouldn’t worry too much about getting them yourself I’ve been around many species with worms and haven’t gotten them yet! lol
Best,
Laura

Glad to hear you’ve stayed worm free!! Oh, the social isolation… I couldn’t cope! The boy is looking forlorn too. He’s not getting the same attention now he’s “contagious”, but he got tablets from the vet who confirmed it was tapeworm. Hope he will be sorted out soon.