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I have a mealworm farm and raise mealworms to feed to my sugar gliders. I just got some new mealies in fromg Grubco last week and while checking on them today I noticed that one had a large “bubble” on it’s back. I broke open the bubble and there is what seems to be a tiny leech inside!

I can’t figure out what the heck it is(I checked everwhere online) and was hoping that someone here might be able to help me out.

Here are pics:

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u67/Tortiebaby/parasite2.jpg

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u67/Tortiebaby/parasite.jpg

Please help.
It’s not turning into a beetle. These are my first mealies, I know what they look like when they change.

This is some type of parasite that has attached itself to one of my mealworms. I need to know what it is so I can make sure that it’s not something that could harm my sugar gliders if they accidentaly ate an infected mealie.
Thank you for your help Wicked. I have contacted the company, but stil no reponse.

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This is our family of Sugar Gliders eating live mealworms. These are a nutritious snack for them and they love every little bite.

This is on the third or fourth night I got my new male Sugar Glider, Eevee. He came in pretty healthy at 4-5 months old, and I started him on a fresh diet about half mealworms or eggs and then papaya, blackberries, baby spinach leaves, green and red romaine, radicchio, sugar snap peas, and other herbs mixed in as we get them, like parsley, mint, and rosemary this month. I’m in the bathroom with him, sitting on the toilet with the lid down at about 2 AM when he is at his most active and …

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