Leech Farm

Leeches Medical Feeding

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Leeches Medical Feeding

The leech feeds on liquid food, and the blood from the animals is not enough. While still in the cocoon, embryos feed on coconut organic matter, babies and young leeches feed on aquatic plant mucus, unicellular cilia, aquatic insect larvae, worms and small shells.The adult leech feeds on blood, as their teeth can now pierce the skin with more mucus, as well as the hard skin of all animal species. Leeches are extremely greedy and can drink blood even when their stomachs are full of undigested blood. When not fed, hungry leeches lose weight quickly.Centuries of practice with leeches show...

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