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RE: exactly!

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Posted by: BillMcgElaphe at Thu Nov 12 08:16:15 2009   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by BillMcgElaphe ]  
   

Yeah Mike,
Let’s see your setup for the room.
It may be a good catalyst for some good discussions on room/cage setups.
50 years keeping reptiles and I've learned something new every discussion!!!

Oh and almost a PS
I don't worry as much about indirect parasites - their primary control is in not having an intermediate host...
On direct parasites, however, it’s a whole other ballgame.
In nature a parasite that always kills its host is generally a failure on the tree of life and rare; often spatial distribution and a myriad of natural events and conditions keep the parasites in check.
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In the confines of a cage, the potential for parasite overpopulation is much higher, even with the best of husbandry practices.
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Regards, Bill McGighan


   

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