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In <49d8bg$5ft@mother.usf.edu> sfnz@frog.thpl.lib.fl.us (Pete
Dumbleton) writes: 
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>Helena Engstr�m (hengstrom@mailbox.kdtnet.se) wrote:
>: Does anyone know how to take care of leeches as pets? Where should
they 
>: be kept? How often do they need to be fed?
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>: Thanks
>: Helena
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>Back when State-of-the-Art Medicine called for occasional 'drawing' of
>blood for good health, barbers in America provided that service.  They
>kept leeches in the barbershops in clear glass containers that
appearred
>to be water, probably fresh, since that's their normal habitat, and
>probably not in direct sunlight (Other bloodsuckers like moquitos and
>vampire bats seem to prefer darkness). 
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>Put 'em on your arm and see if they're hungry.  *Don't* let them feed
on
>any other humans as there *might* be a possibility of transferring
>blood-borne pathogens, including HIV/AIDS.  Talk about your one-person
>pets!! 
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>Pete Dumbleton        sfnz@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us
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>>>>Helena......I emailed you some advice, but beware of the
transmission of HIV and other viruses. They secrete only broad spectrum
antibiotics that will do no good in the case of viruses or resistent
pathogens..............Micro, the only live one.

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