I was planning on feeding it Goldfish. After seeing a MBW episode where one took down a Freshwater Crab in only 7 minutes, I have little doubt they'd make short work of them.
yeah, sorry, I screwed up Lol
A Tiger Leech, one of the only Leeches that will actively pursue and hunt live prey.
Yes, I've seen that episode. Still don't know what species the leech is, since it's never given a latin name and the description fits many leech species. Do you know the species, and do you yet have a source for them?
what kind of perdatory/omnivorous leeches live around VT, do you know?
did some digging around, and it turns out it is. Any advice for where to look? I have a pond near my house on my property that's out in the middle of the forest, and dries up every year and refills. Is that a food place to dig around?
You might as well at least check. However, instead of looking in vernal pools (which are good for other kinds of animals), I think I might go for more permanent bodies of water.
alright, thank you!
also question-do you know if Erpobdella is one that has a suction cup-like mouth, or does it just inhale prey whole? I saw this one freaky video where this one leech swallowed a whole earthworm. Is it that one, or is it a suction-feeder?
It's probably not that one, but I think it swallows prey whole. However, it shouldn't really affect what you feed it. You can feed it and see what happens.
I think any predatory leech will swallow prey whole if it's small enough, but in the case of larger prey like a large snail or crayfish for example it might have to bite into it
Some leeches have no jaws, so they have to swallow prey whole.