Leeches as a treat?
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So I was fishing up at lake Erie this weekend and got rained out so I had about 2 dozen leeches left over so I brought them home and well they didn't last very long. I put about 8 in my adult tank with 5 adults and only one or two leeches are left so I'm wondering now are leeches a safe food ? They seem to give my axies a interesting hunt and its quite entertaining to watch them stalk the leeches around the tank :) Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2 |
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I don't think that they would be safe in the long run because they might attach to the axolotl and suck its blood |
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Yes axies make great leech snacks.
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I have heard of axies being sucked dry by a school of leeches
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I have a few leeches in my Neurergus kaiseri tank for about 2 months and they don't seem to bother with it. I ofcourse remove the leeches when I see them, but for some reason they keep coming back. I haven't seen a leech attached to my kaiseri and the kaiseri are just as active as usual. As long as there aren't to many leeches I think it is alright :)
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Not all leeches are parasitic, and even those that are may not see amphibians as a host.
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