You're probably not going to get anything yourself, but I'd treat it like I could if I were in your position.
Throw EVERYTHING away, I would suggest not trying to salvage anything out of that, even the plants. Then blast the enclosure with HOT water, getting all the debris out. Then go through with hot water & bleach at a 10:1 ratio. Rinse, repeat, rinse, & rinse again, then let it dry thoroughly, preferably in the sun.
Helminths of all varieties are expert hitch hikers. A part of the reason Schistosomiasis is a close second to malaria in the third world. The word has been spread accordingly and people who collect snails in the wild usually cover their hands with plastic bags. Your next bite of food may have a few eggs or larvae along for the ride.
It's actually rather rare in the US, but there are regions where you could pick it up. Plus, we have no idea where he got anything in that tank, so better safe than ok 0
For the moment. But with globalization, tourism at all time highs, more and more people interested in owning exotic animals, mercenary hunters, rampant smuggling and profits before all else pet outlets it's a whole new ballgame for many diseases thought confined to specific locales. Global warming is another contributor.
Also, hiw would I go about making the bleach water ratio. I'm not gonna lie but I suck at ratios and understanding them. Would it be lile for every 9 cups of water it would be 1 cup of bleach? Or something different?
It's simply 10 equal parts water to one of bleach. For a small job like one tank, that could be 10 quarter cups (or 2.5 cups) water, to 1 quarter cup of bleach (or 600ml water to 60ml bleach, if that's more your metric)...
Thank you
You're most welcome, friend. All the best to you (& wear gloves)...
It precipitates into chloride salts. Think sea foam residue at the beach. Mildly noxious but not particularly toxic or hazardous.
If you rinsed thoroughly with non-bleach water, you'll be all set
