Parasites in Nightcrawlers - Page 3

Lankyrob · 05-03-12, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by infernalis

Maybe for fishing, but would you feed soapy worms to your animals?

At least they would be clean

Gregg M · 05-03-12, 03:04 PM

The best way to get worms is with a "shock rod". Stick it in the ground, plug it in, worms all over the place. Pick the right spot and you can get a hundred in a few minutes.

Little Wise Owl · 05-03-12, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mo9e64

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

I'm not sure why I would take that as rude... but I'm also a little confused. I was only wondering if a properly kept Monitor (well, Tegu, in my case) would be affected by parasites in wild caught worms. I imagine that an animal in optimal health and environment conditions might not be bothered by them but I was unsure.

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Originally Posted by Gregg M

The best way to get worms is with a "shock rod". Stick it in the ground, plug it in, worms all over the place. Pick the right spot and you can get a hundred in a few minutes.

Where would I get a "shock rod"?

Gregg M · 05-03-12, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Little Wise Owl

Where would I get a "shock rod"?

I always made my own but I am sure you can get one on ebay.

Mikey T · 05-03-12, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Little Wise Owl

Where would I get a "shock rod"?

car battery, 2 wires (one to pos, one to neg) a metal rod at each end of the wire, wet ground, jab both rods in the ground,
Jumper Cables work too but not as much range
***DISCLAIMER***
Wear rubber gloves, and/or properly insulate the rods and wires.

KORBIN5895 · 05-03-12, 04:26 PM

Try using 120v

Mikey T · 05-03-12, 04:27 PM

hey does anyone thing it would be worth it to put some in with Ares??
he seems a bit big for worms?
(3.5 feet)

Mikey T · 05-03-12, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

Try using 120v

that would work to, and a lot more powerful, just need a long *** extension cord

Shmoges · 05-03-12, 05:32 PM

Or miracle grow!

**millertime89** · 05-05-12, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Mikey T

Wear rubber gloves, and/or properly insulate the rods and wires.

If you use a shock rod, please, for the love of good, do this. 12v is NOT fun... (I accidentally grounded the alternator on a car I was working on... I didn't feel the need to disconnect the battery because I shouldn't have been doing anything that needed it, whoops)

Lankyrob · 05-05-12, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by millertime89

If you use a shock rod, please, for the love of good, do this. 12v is NOT fun... (I accidentally grounded the alternator on a car I was working on... I didn't feel the need to disconnect the battery because I shouldn't have been doing anything that needed it, whoops)

I did a similar thing as a kid, cant remember what i was doing now but i dropped a piece of metal under the bonnet and as i went to pick it up <POW> - hurt like hell

**millertime89** · 05-05-12, 12:18 PM

sounds similar. I had a socket wrench in one hand and a wrench (spanner to you guys) in the other and was turning a bolt and moved my hand with the socket wrench and touched both the alternator and the engine at the same time. ouch.

Little Wise Owl · 05-05-12, 01:28 PM

I'm someone whose afraid to use the BBQ by herself... I think I'll be making my father do this, haha. He is an electrician after all.

**millertime89** · 05-05-12, 01:49 PM

make sure you seal it off so it can't get wet if you put it in the enclosure.

Shmoges · 05-13-12, 07:29 PM

I wonder if tropical frogs can eat night crawlers or the very small nightcrawlers (diff species I think). I was considering putting a bait store container of them in the substrate of our frog aquariums along with the springtails.