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Mity_matt Kandace Hoppy |
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WTF and earthworms
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| 08/14/08 06:00pm |
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Kandace View Profile |
Message To: Mity_matt In reference to Message Id: 1831087 WTF and earthworms
thats what they told me would happen but .... yeah = ] kandace |
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| 08/14/08 07:39pm |
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Message To: Kandace In reference to Message Id: 1831171 WTF and earthworms
This is really a personal choice.... However in the wild earthworms would not be a resource found often by the frogs.... They are fatty as Kandace has mentioned so should be given as a treat if any..... The other issue most do not realize is parasites....Earthworms are full of them...... Most adult healthy frogs can handle large parasite loads but its risky but its no more risky than offering mice... This bit on parasites is from Worm digest..... B. The Parasites Bacteria, protozoa (single-celled animals), flatworms, nematodes (roundworms) and dipterous larvae are internal parasites of earthworms. The cluster fly (Pollenia rudis), often a nuisance pest in house attics, parasitizes worms of the species Eisenia rosea which is often a contaminating worm in manure worm cultures. I have had no reports, though, that this parasite has been a problem in manure worm cultures. There are other fly species which can parasitize worms, but so far I have received no reports from commercial worm growers. I have had occasional reports of mites (small spider-like animals) causing problems in worm beds. One, Histiostoma murchiei is reported to parasitize cocoons of A. chlorotica worms. Another, Uropoda agitans also attacks earthworm cocoons. Sometimes earthworm beds can become so badly infested with mites that the worms’ food supply is endangered and the worm population declines. HOPPY |
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