Soooo, i got a pet leech.
His (their? Its?) Name is Larry. I got him from a swamp in Tacoma.
He seems like a *Placobdella* leech, usually feeding on snails and frogs. But i got him to feed on me.
Here he is all stretched out, lounging.
The thing is, there are so few resources about how to care for leeches, especially of this variety. Does anyone know? Any fellow leech lovers on tumblr have any idea about what they need to be happy?
Literally just water! They don't care much for a filter, though I use a sponge filter (an attachment for an air bubbler) to keep their water cleaner. Otherwise leeches can be raised just fine in a large jar. They like rough stones to hide under and help shed their skin, so I use lightweight lava rocks. They can also climb, but they like a lot of air flow, so instead of a lid most people put pantyhose over the top of a leech's jar, with a rubber band to hold it on a little tighter too :)






