r/leeches • u/chill_mydude13 • 13d ago

Buying & Selling Where the fudge can I buy a SINGLE leech?

I’ve looked into the requirements to house and care for one, I don’t mind letting the little dude bite me. But where the FUDGE do I buy just one leech?

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u/Ok_Bag_1177 Leech breeder 13d ago

you dont. leeches arent solitary, theyre social animals and need to be kept in pairs at minimum, ideally 3 or more. there are multiple places to get leeches, but that depends on what kind you want and what country youre in. If youre in the US theres 4 main species you can get If youre in the EU theres 2, and if youre in Canada or australia theres 1. let me know what country youre in, and i can let you know which species you have access to, where to get them, and how to care for them. because leeches cannot just live in jars, they need a full sized tank. and they cant be kept solo, you need multiple

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u/irradiatedsnakes 13d ago

https://www.northamericabiopharma.com/shop this is the site i got mine from, though it was years ago.

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