lou
Achatina fulica
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Post by lou on May 15, 2008 20:02:44 GMT
somone has asked me if GALS carry lungworm like garden snails do?
im not even sure wot lungworm is but do they carry it?
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Post by brgwnth on May 15, 2008 20:36:08 GMT
if we could find some more info on it i think we could determine what it is.
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coyote
Archachatina papyracea
Cochleas ego amo
Posts: 2,955
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Post by coyote on May 15, 2008 22:54:51 GMT
A quick googling found this: www.cdc.gov/NCIDOD/dpd/parasites/angiostrongylus/factsht_angiostrongylus.htmApparently you have to eat a snail to get infected with lungworm, and that snail has to have eaten infected rat feces first. Long odds of those circumstances applying to anyone on this board. There is some doubt as to whether contact with slime from an infected snail is a danger or not. And that's what I found out in 5 minutes. I suggest people take a little longer to find out more, though. |
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apple
Archachatina degneri
Posts: 1,078 
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Post by apple on May 16, 2008 3:57:29 GMT
You have to eat the snail and the snail have to be eaten RAW! LOL
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lou
Achatina fulica
Posts: 8
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Post by lou on May 16, 2008 7:37:55 GMT
thanks very much everyone x
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Rachel
Archachatina puylaerti
They see me snailin'
Posts: 1,183
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Post by Rachel on May 17, 2008 16:53:36 GMT
if you're worried if your snails have worms of any kind ground pumpkin seeds will get rid of most and snails like it so give them a little every now and then to make sure.
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