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Old 04-05-2008, 08:17 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: can you feed them pork?

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Originally Posted by ssssnakeluvr View Post
well....I wouldn't....pigs aren't a normal part of their diet...and pork needs to be thoroughly cooked to prevent transmitting parasites....trichinosis is bad..tiny worms that burrow into you!!!
Once they burrow into you, they form cysts within your muscle tissue - very painful!
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2.0.0 T. radix (anerythristic plains garter) "Asmodeus" and "Zassaliss"
0.0.1 T. proximus orarius "Carrot"
1.1.0 T. sirtalis pickeringii "Azule" and "Penny"
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