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antelope
at Sun Aug 14 15:44:05 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by antelope ]
Agreed, our c.b. animals do not have these "parasites" and cannot deal with them as such. Although not any -ologist, I find a few w.c. snakes, mostly yearlings, with an infestation that I think they can monitor themselves, given a good secure hide and basking options. I think stress can lead to a lowering of their natural immunities or ability to deal with the problem they otherwise live with symbiotically. I find many indigoes eating fish and frogs on a regular basis, and find many cotton rat nests nearby undisturbed, while finding very few other reptile species in the surrounding area. Just an observation.
Todd Hughes
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