Questions and Answers for Leeches

Questions and Answers I

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Questions and Answers I

Question: Do leeches have an anticoagulant effect?Answer: yes! Leeches have an anticoagulant effect on the blood because they inject hirudin, which thins the blood. And all blood-thinning medications are based on this effect.Question: Will the middle leech leave a scar after feeding? How long does it normally take for the bite to stop bleeding normally after the leech is detached?Answer: Yes, medium leeches can leave a scar anywhere on the body, especially around the torso. Medium leeches leave no scars on the legs or neck. Leech bites bleed for up to 10 hours.Question: The kiss of the vampire "The Transilvanian...

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Questions and Answers II

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Questions and Answers II

  Question:I have just received my 22 leeches, they are all alive and very happy, even though we live in a hot climate area like the California desert. They were delivered very quickly and are hungry and very funny creatures. I couldn't transfer it well. One fastened on my daughter's finger and started eating. My daughter was happy, but then her finger stopped bleeding. Since then we put them in a large plastic can and change their water every day (after they have stayed in the sun in an open container for 24 hours). Not because they need it, but...

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Questions about Hirudotherapy and Leech Treatment

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Questions about Hirudotherapy and Leech Treatment

Hello, I've been following the YouTube channel for a long time. But now I have a lot of questions about medical leeches and I will be very grateful if you answer me. At the beginning of the year, I was introduced to 10 leeches (I think they are average) from Russia. In February, my husband and I had a procedure for 5 leeches. I look at them as pets. The next day I did the last procedure. Your video (demonstration at the mall in Varna). And I decided it was time to feed them again. I put 9 medical leeches...

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