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Old 09-14-2007, 10:22 AM   #4 (permalink)
Lori P
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Re: Parasites in feeder fish?

Oh yeah, all animals are going to carry a certain load of parasites at all times. But we do want to prevent an overgrowth which is what leads to the problems. An otherwise healthy animal is going to be able to handle its parasite load, but it's when they becomes compromised by illness that the parasites can take over.

I was also wondering what size rodent the garters eventually eat! Can they get up to full size mice???
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