has anyone ever kept a leech (seriously)
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I used to keep leeches, you can either feed them off of you, or feeder mice with a rosk and string work too.
I had the chance, but realized that they just weren't fascinating enough for me to risk infecting my tanks with them. The guy who had them said they were from his pond, and he once got them in his tank and had to sterilize the whole setup to get rid of them. Scared me out if it really fast.
there are leches that do not suck blood (in fact im not sure what they eat i'd imagine they eat the same stuff as earthworms; decaying stuff) i use them alot for fishing.
there not going to infest your tank don't worry nearly every fish imaginable will eat them.
there not going to infest your tank don't worry nearly every fish imaginable will eat them.
I have been keeping a very large leech since last summer. I feed him once a month, and when he stretches out he's about a foot long. He is olive green with an orange belly and a suction part on both sides. He lives in a mason jar with holes punched through the lid. When I feed him I put him in a five gallon pail with some water and a piece of meat (usually pork chops) from the depths of my mom's massive deep freezer.
Huhuhuh....(shivers). Dispite my dibilitating fear of parasitic worms; I can see where your coming from.
You could probably keep them in a 2.5, although a 5 might be alittle roomier. However, I WOULD NOT recomend you feeding them off yourself. Wild leeches can transmit a number of infections, and some species (the diamondbacks) have even been known to lay eggs in people's bloodstreams
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As fow alternative methods of feeding; raw meat should work, as this is what leech farmers use to bait their traps.
GO HERE 4 MORE INFO=http://www.leeches.biz/care-leeches.htm
You could probably keep them in a 2.5, although a 5 might be alittle roomier. However, I WOULD NOT recomend you feeding them off yourself. Wild leeches can transmit a number of infections, and some species (the diamondbacks) have even been known to lay eggs in people's bloodstreams
!As fow alternative methods of feeding; raw meat should work, as this is what leech farmers use to bait their traps.
GO HERE 4 MORE INFO=http://www.leeches.biz/care-leeches.htm