My snake NEEDS to eat

**AnnaBanana** · 06-21-2011, 02:13 PM

Okayyy thanks.

**RedSidedSPR** · 06-21-2011, 03:21 PM

Good advice. A tadpole won't HURT him, but there's no real reason...

**mb90078** · 06-21-2011, 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by RedSidedSPR

Good advice. A tadpole won't HURT him, but there's no real reason...

It sure could, if it had harmful parasites in it that were transferred.

**RedSidedSPR** · 06-21-2011, 04:13 PM

they technically don't carry parasites...

**ConcinusMan** · 06-21-2011, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by RedSidedSPR

they technically don't carry parasites...

What doesn't?

**RedSidedSPR** · 06-21-2011, 09:03 PM

tadpoles... not saying they never do, but really the only concerning parasites are external... forget i said anything.

**ConcinusMan** · 06-21-2011, 09:15 PM

Not so. They are just as good a host as the adult frog. Especially for tapeworms that target birds and reptiles as the final host.

**RedSidedSPR** · 06-22-2011, 08:16 AM

That's not what i've been told...

**kibakiba** · 06-22-2011, 08:54 AM

Almost anything can carry parasites. And maybe your source was wrong. Just because someone told you something does not make it automatically true.

**RedSidedSPR** · 06-22-2011, 09:22 AM

I know, i know, i figured it could be true (it was several people) because of the same reason worms are safe-ish from the wild

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