Hi all
Was wondering if anyone knew of a good way to get rid them??
thanks for any imput..
Scotty
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Leaches on my snapper...help..
BellyDraggers
Jun 25, 2003 10:18 PM
Replies (3)
SteveH
Jun 25, 2003 11:23 PM
Try salt.Or maybe rubbing alcohol.I've tried picking them off by hand but it's nasty and hard to get them off your hand once you pick them off the turtle.
teepee
Jun 26, 2003 11:36 AM
Salt is good. Remember to wash the salt off the turtle before you put it back into its home. If the home is infested, you'll have to drain it out, scrub it and refill. When I was young and went turtle catching, I always came out covered in leaches. I just pulled them like a rubber band until they snapped off. Anyone who wades in leach infested water nowadays can apply OFF mosquito reppellant to themselves before going into the water. This stuff works wonders for keeping leaches off you. Too bad its not safe for the turtle.
iturnrocks
Jun 29, 2003 01:13 AM
Put the snapper in regular tap water straight from the faucet. Deep enough so that it covers is shell, but dont make him reach too far to get air. The leeches will either die within about an hour or they will be crawling up the side of the container. They really hate the chlorine. The turtle can handle it for a short period of time tho. I once caught about an 8" common snapper that had over 100 leeches on his back legs underneath. It looked like carpet under there. An hour or so in the tap water, and they were all gone. No picking, trying to turn the turtle over or anything.
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