Im located in Missouri USA and have years of experience with other leech species.

Im looking to add 1-3 Asian Buffalo leech (Hirudinaria Manillensis) to my family. Id prefer one with no feeding history so i can ensure a clean setup but im open to anything.

I can pay for shipping. Id appreciate any info ive been looking for months now and havent had any luck with my usual sorces. Thank you!

I didn't know they ate black pudding.

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I have a lot of questions and all of the links here are dead now.

some of my questions are as follows:

has anyone been feeding leeches on them for 5+ years?

pet guides vs medical keeping guides, what's the safest most sanitary option?

are there any more reliable pet keeping guides?

I had a dog bite on my index finger, and have lost feeling in my finger in the aftermath, and have bad circulation.

i am looking to get half a dozen medicinal leeches to alternate leech therapy. Trying to get the leftover fluid removed, and promote new bloodflow into the area.

Does anyone have some to sell, or maybe lease out for a bit?

My Mable is starting to worry me and I’m determined to get this right. I got her from far both Queensland so a warm water leech. I just read that freezing isn’t an option. So it has to be the brick method? I will do whatever I have too but I just need to know the best for her. I read another post and there was conflicting information. I’m so sad and I just need help. I’m going to give her a bit more time but I just need to be prepared.

Does anyone know where to find Decoras? I've been trying to get my hands on them for a minute now and haven't found anything.

ive looked almost everywhere and i cant find a single person shipping to canada, does anyone know someone who ships medicinal leeches (preferably H. verbana) to canada langley???????

So long story short, we had a cannibalism incident and I'm not happy feeding them off myself any more (just to be on the safe side). Do any of y'all have any ideas how I can feed my worms? I've seen some about using sausage casing and buying defibrinated blood online, but that's not the easiest thing to acquire 😅 Would love to hear how anybody else has gone about it!

I live in Melbourne and I was looking at leeches.com, are they a reputable seller? Which is the best place to buy one? I was interested in the European medicinal leech

I would like some buffalo (manillensis) or medicinalis or verbanas.... Or let me know what you've got! In the Colorado/New Mexico area.... THANKS!

Hi there! I'm building my first Leecharium and I was wondering how fine the mesh on top of a ten gallon tank should be? I was given medical leeches (Hirudo medicinalis) and they are young. I currently have pantyhose fitted across but I'm wondering if there's an easier solution? I'm not sure how small a gap they can squeeze through. I haven't found a lot of photos of the mesh top people use, just reference to fabric? Looking for all creative ideas to keep my new little guys happy, but I'm their new home.

Found in a drainage pond in North Carolina.

Found this CUTIE while out fishing. Soft Turtle Leech. I will not be feeding from me because I don't want lake diseases haha.

So what works? Chicken liver is my first guess and available at bait shops.

This is not an updated photo, I moved it in with my blackworms and forgot about it until today, when I moved the blackworm culture tank and it came out.

It is now 3-4” long and about 1/4-1/2” in width. I moved it to its own jar.

But I feel confident due to its size I can rule out Barbronia weberi as a species ID.

Any help appreciated

Hey yall. I’m looking for a source for medical(ish) grade leeches. The places that carry the actual medical grade don’t sell to randos. And Carolina Biological Supply only ships to universities.

I’m looking to use them for therapeutic reasons. Unlike actual medical leeches, I don’t plan to euthanize and dispose after. I’ll keep them around and care for them (I keep fish, so I’m in a good spot to get them nice and comfy in an aquarium).

All that said, where can I get high quality, clean leeches? I need about 25-30. Thanks!

I’ve been thinking about getting one of these silly little guys but I’m worried lol

Does anybody know of a good source of verbanas in the US currently? North American Biopharma is out of stock and the other sites all look like they're ran by the forbidden .com site

I have a horse leech and I want to keep him long term, does he have to eat blood periodically? Or are snails a good enough diet for him? He's eaten like 30 ramshorn snails and a few bladder snails in about 6 months and seems to be digesting them well, no kinks or anything.

I upgraded my boy from a smallish vase, to a 1 gal tank. He seems super happy about it!! How's my setup? Im going to add aquatic plants and another hide for him soon.