My little alligator snapper likes to eat crayfish that I buy for him at the pet store. I can catch crayfish at a local pond, but I want to be sure they are clean and won't give any diseases/worms to my snapper. Is there something I can do to sanitize these critters and at the same time keep them alive for feeding to my snapping turtle? Thanks,
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Sanitizing Crayfish
psorensen
Jul 06, 2004 02:17 PM
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athos_76
Jul 07, 2004 06:09 AM
The only way to sanitize them would be cooking them. The problem with feeding snaps live food is parasites. Most people will take their snaps to a vet once or twice a year for shots and the such... I do now, ever since my youngest common died from a mix of worms and intestinal blockage caused by them...
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