Stompsy
Very Well-Known Member
Hi guys,
So, I found a massive slug in my garden the other day and retrieved it for Pinch, my pink tongue skink, only to discover a multitude of creatures running all over it. Was reminiscent of a horror scene.
https://vimeo.com/183452779
Threw it back in the garden and used the power of google to discover that the creatures were in fact mites.
I have now collected a bunch of snails from [MENTION=32194]Smittiferous[/MENTION]' garden and left them a week to make sure they haven't been poisoned, but have discovered they also have mites. Although I can only see one or two on them.
My question is, will they harm my reptile if I feed them to him? I've read they lead to worms but I was unable to determine if those worms can be transferred to other animals or if they just infect the snails and slugs themselves.
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Anyone?
So, I found a massive slug in my garden the other day and retrieved it for Pinch, my pink tongue skink, only to discover a multitude of creatures running all over it. Was reminiscent of a horror scene.
https://vimeo.com/183452779
Threw it back in the garden and used the power of google to discover that the creatures were in fact mites.
I have now collected a bunch of snails from [MENTION=32194]Smittiferous[/MENTION]' garden and left them a week to make sure they haven't been poisoned, but have discovered they also have mites. Although I can only see one or two on them.
My question is, will they harm my reptile if I feed them to him? I've read they lead to worms but I was unable to determine if those worms can be transferred to other animals or if they just infect the snails and slugs themselves.
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Anyone?