richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton) (05/12/88)
In article <24387@bbn.COM> emiller@bbn.com (ethan miller) writes: >After hearing all these terrible stories about tubifex worms, >I'd like to know if this applies to live tubifex worms only, or >does it also apply to freeze-dried tubifex worms? I've fed >freeze-dried worms for quite a while, and (I think) never had >any problems from them. Freeze dried worms are supposed to be safe; this is borne out by my experience. But arnt some "bugs" impervious to cold and vacuum ? -- noalias went. it really wasn't negotiable richard@gryphon.CTS.COM rutgers!marque!gryphon!richard
gary@grc.UUCP (Gary Sutcliffe) (05/12/88)
In article <3966@gryphon.CTS.COM> richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton) writes: >In article <24387@bbn.COM> emiller@bbn.com (ethan miller) writes: >>After hearing all these terrible stories about tubifex worms, >>I'd like to know if this applies to live tubifex worms only, or >>does it also apply to freeze-dried tubifex worms? > >Freeze dried worms are supposed to be safe; this is borne >out by my experience. > >But arnt some "bugs" impervious to cold and vacuum ? I have never had problems with them either. I have heard that freeze drying is one method used to store some forms of viruses. -- Gary Sutcliffe (414) 644-8700 GENROCO, Inc. Slinger, Wis. {ames, rutgers, harvard} uwvax!uwmcsd1!grc!gary