It is easily recognized by its longitudinally striped reddish brown dorsum: there is a broad, bluish-gray, yellow-greenish, or multicolored median-paramedian field that contains three to five black or dark brown broken stripes inside. Alex Hyde / Tiger Leech (Haemadipsa picta) dangling from leaf tip awaiting a host to suck blood from. The bites of this species are comparatively painful and difficult to heal, hence the common name "stinging land leech" (although Haemadipsa ornata, with a similarly painful bite, would deserve this name too). Prints of MAR-962 Tiger Leech Danum Valley Conservation Area Sabah Borneo Malaysia Haemadipsa picta Thomas Marent. They attach themselves to the hands, arms, shoulders, and even neck of passers-by. They are fast and actively moving, and even known to fall onto hikers from higher bushes or leaves. The species would be either Hirudo or Macrobdela Decora, depending on which one is currently available in a Dracula size in our stock pile of leeches.Haemadipsa picta occur on bushes and grasses about 1 metre or higher above the ground in moist forests. Note that if you have a BCG store account, youll need a new, separate account here (we keep the two sites separate for security purposes). If you purchase two pet leeches of this giant size and you keep them together, they will eventually mate in spring and one might become pregnant and give birth to a set of baby leeches. Thread starter soundbyte Start date If you would like to post, youll need to register. If you are looking for another leech with a personality, the buffalo leech is another alternative to tray and raise as well, although they are much more difficult to maintain and care for.
They have a mind of their own and a personality as well. The giant Dracula leeches are intelligent creatures and very lively and fun to maintain and look after. As it doesn't require that much upkeep and feeding, it is considered the perfect aquatic pet for some who have decided to try something different. You can also place it on a dog, cat, sheep, cow or horse to feed from. This pet leech is an experienced bloodsucker and is not hesitant in its biting the chosen area where you've placed it. They suck on the blood fast and very confidently.
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These leeches will expand to quite a Huge size when fed and full of blood. The giant pet leeches can be fed every 3 to 6 months on your house pet. Those leeches can go up to a year without feeding as well and when they start moving, they are slower to move about, but much more robust than their smaller leech counterparts. The Giant leech pets feed on blood of mammals and are at least 1 year of age. Some species of this variety leech become very large in size and are preferred kept as leech pets by some people because they are easy to take care of. The Giant pet leeches is a beautifully colored Blood sucker leech. This leech is believed to be the basis of Bram Stoker's Dracula novel which portrays a human being - a count, who really possessed leech-like behavior and was himself believed to be a leech disguised in human form.
When it detects a passing host it drops from the leaf and attaches itself to its host using an oral sucker. To establish itself on a host,it attaches itself to a leaf using a posterior sucker and extends the rest of its body out. This predatory annelid worm feeds on the blood of other organisms. Its anterior end is folded beneath itself.
Sold as: Leeches as Pets. Not Suitable for Leech Therapy. Tiger leech (Haemadipsa picta) on a leaf.
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