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05-02-12, 07:15 PM
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Varanus Queen
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Re: Parasites in Nightcrawlers
I don't know how you keep your garden.
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05-02-12, 07:19 PM
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Re: Parasites in Nightcrawlers
I don't keep it. lol It's just dirt and rocks and weeds. We haven't used any chemicals or pesticides in our yards... ever. Family is against them.
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05-02-12, 07:20 PM
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Re: Parasites in Nightcrawlers
then its safe.
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05-02-12, 07:28 PM
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Varanus Queen
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Re: Parasites in Nightcrawlers
That would be fine.
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A seed is a tiny plant, in a box, with its lunch.
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05-02-12, 07:45 PM
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Re: Parasites in Nightcrawlers
Thanks, guys. Looks like I've got some collecting to do tomorrow after work. lol
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05-02-12, 07:56 PM
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Re: Parasites in Nightcrawlers
It's raining like mad right now here, so I can have all the free worms I want. yippee!!
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05-02-12, 08:06 PM
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Re: Parasites in Nightcrawlers
i'll pull um up out of the ground at night with a flashlight and bucket in hand. easy to get them out of my grass, and no digging needed!!!Use them fer fishing as well
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05-02-12, 08:16 PM
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Re: Parasites in Nightcrawlers
Yup, my 72 year old dad takes his flashlight and goes out to catch them at night and says it's some of the most fun he's had *lol*
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05-02-12, 08:20 PM
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Re: Parasites in Nightcrawlers
It's raining here as well so I hope to find plenty.
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05-02-12, 08:23 PM
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Re: Parasites in Nightcrawlers
i've gotten off of work at 2 am sometimes just to go right to work pulling them out of the ground till the morning comes.
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05-03-12, 06:37 AM
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Re: Parasites in Nightcrawlers
From what i have read usually the issue of parasite load is mostly from freshly imported monitors.The article by Sam Sweet does not differentiate between monitors kept in proper or improper conditions.Of coarse you should treat monitors with symptoms realizing how treatment can also compromise their health-but worrying about parasites if you have proper conditions and your monitor appears outwardly healthy in my opinion is making a problem that does not exist.If someone with actual firsthand experience has had issues with parasites in what were intially healthy animals in captivity for sometime would be of more relevance.
This is under the belief that compromised monitors under subpar conditions cannot deal with parasite load.An outwardly healthy imported monitor under subpar conditions is later compromised due to lack of support.A properly supported outwardly healthy imported monitor will have a fully functional immune system.
disclaimer:the above is my opinion,if you take it as rude that was not my intention
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05-03-12, 06:51 AM
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Re: Parasites in Nightcrawlers
If they take that as rude they just need to suck it up. That made a very good point.
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05-03-12, 07:02 AM
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Re: Parasites in Nightcrawlers
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worrying about parasites if you have proper conditions and your monitor appears outwardly healthy in my opinion is making a problem that does not exist.
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05-03-12, 07:16 AM
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Re: Parasites in Nightcrawlers
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i'll pull um up out of the ground at night with a flashlight and bucket in hand. easy to get them out of my grass, and no digging needed!!!Use them fer fishing as well
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i do the same but.....
i mix up a basin of soapy water using washing up liquid.....
you scatter the soapy water all over a grassy area,as far as i know.....
the soapy water cuts the oxygen supply and the worms,HAVE to come to the surface to breath
this method has always worked for me
cheers shaun
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05-03-12, 08:37 AM
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Re: Parasites in Nightcrawlers
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Originally Posted by shaunyboy
i do the same but.....
i mix up a basin of soapy water using washing up liquid.....
you scatter the soapy water all over a grassy area,as far as i know.....
the soapy water cuts the oxygen supply and the worms,HAVE to come to the surface to breath
this method has always worked for me
cheers shaun
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Maybe for fishing, but would you feed soapy worms to your animals?
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