Sentences with phrase «eaten by the rodents»

Sadly, my zucchini plants were a disaster this year — 1 zucchini eaten by rodents!

A high - ranking Indian official has recommended that citizens start eating rats to avoid rising food prices and safeguard the nation's stocks of grain, commonly eaten by the rodents.

In contrast, the eggs of Taenia taeniaformis are eaten by rodents (rats and mice) so other cats become infected during hunting by eating an infected rodent.

While most chews are not meant to actually be eaten by rodents, it is safe for them to eat small quantities of wood, cardboard, grass and other natural fibers.

Not exact matches

Each venomous snake species produces a unique venom, a mixture of around 50 - 200 toxic proteins and protein fragments that co-evolve with the typical prey of the snake, such as the smaller reptiles eaten by the eastern coral snake or the rodents preferred by rattlesnakes.

About 10,000 to 9,500 years ago, African wildcats (Felis silvestris lybica) may have tamed themselves by hunting rodents and eating scraps from the homes of early farmers in the Middle East.

One seed was relocated 36 times, traveling 280 meters from its original spot before it was finally eaten by an agouti 209 days later, setting a new record in seed movements by the rodents.

The young owls that heard the squawks of their hungry kin delayed eating each rodent by an average of half an hour; those that heard cries indicating their invisible nest - mate was full ate the mice more quickly.

Led by microbiologist Jeffrey Gordon and graduate student Vanessa Ridaura, the team took advantage of one of the rodents» least endearing habits: They eat each other's poop.

Eating onions to increase testosterone levels may seem like a joke, but in a study that was conducted on rodents by Iranian scientists it was shown that onions can increase testosterone levels in rodents as high as 300 percent.

In rodent studies, TRF with an early eating period (eTRF) mitigates weight gain by increasing energy expenditure (EE).

Tapeworms are caused by ingesting fleas, eating dead rodents, etc..

Roundworms can be spread by ingesting infected eggs from soil or grooming, or by eating an infected rat, rabbit or other rodent.

Coccidia This is a protozoan parasite that dogs can pick up by eating an infected rodent or some other infested critter.

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Your pet can contract tapeworms by eating a dead infected mouse, rabbit, or other rodent.

Rodent poisoning can be deadly to a cat, whether ingested firsthand or by eating a deceased rRodent poisoning can be deadly to a cat, whether ingested firsthand or by eating a deceased rodentrodent.

If your cat eats a dead rodent which was killed by rodent poisoning, the cat can experience secondary poisoning.

Tapeworms are contracted by ingesting a flea that has ingested a tapeworm egg or segment, or by eating rodents and other wildlife that are infested with tapeworms and fleas.

Dogs can be poisoned by rat poison directly, or by eating a rodent that ingested it.

Cats often acquire Toxoplasma gondi from each other, but may also be infected by eating rodents and birds who have themselves become infected.

If the new host is a member of another species, such as a rodent, the larvae wait encysted until the new host is eaten by a cat.

Thus, your dog is much more likely to become infected with parasites through fleas or by eating birds and rodents than by coprophagy.

Intermediate hosts like rodents can become infected by eating eggs, and can then infect a dog or cat when they are eaten.

Within the feline population, this would be limited to outdoor cats who hunt and eat rodents, as well as cats who are fed raw meat by their owners.»

Cats can become infected with coccidia by ingesting soil that contains the single - celled parasite, or by eating a rodent that is infected with it.

Thus, your pet is much more likely to become infected with parasites through fleas or by eating birds and rodents than by coprophagy.

Ingesting infected tissue of a transport host - By eating rodents, birds, or insects (transport hosts) that have larvae in their tissues, your cat may become infected with roundworm.

Most commonly, cats get roundworms from infected water, food, or by eating rodents.

It is thought that an occasional dog becomes infected by eating rodents contaminated with the eggs as well.

Both dogs and cats can be infected by eating a vertebrate host such as a rodent but it is important not to forget the cockroach.

In addition, the eggs may be eaten by another animal («intermediate host») such as a small rodent (for example a mouse or rat), and a cat can be infected by preying on (eating) the infected intermediate host.

Remember that dogs can be fatally poisoned by eating an exposed rodent, so always be very cautious about using these products.

For cats specifically, they typically become infected by tapeworms after accidentally eating a flea while grooming, or after eating a tapeworm - infected rodent.

Rattlesnakes add to the diversity of our wildlife and are important members of our ecosystem by eating rodents, other reptiles, and insects, and are in turn eaten by other predators

Even strictly indoor pets are at risk of intestinal parasites and fleas by eating rodents and flies.

Transmission occurs either through skin penetration by larvae or by eating an infected rodent or cockroach.

These parasites are contracted by walking through eggs in the soil and grooming them off the fur or skin, nursing from an infected mother cat, or eating a rodent that is infected by roundworms.

Some were dead, actually being eaten by other of those rodents, Also one had a huge tumor on its head and pus was coming out of it... I told the worker and he giggled, This is no situation to be laughing at.

Yes, it is 2011, soon to be 2012, and the Dinosaurs, the most successful species to ever populate the earth (for approximately five hundred million years) were not extinguished due to their inability to evolve and grow with natural changing conditions, but were simply eliminated by a one - in - a-million extra-terrestrial event over a short period of time (one to three years), as were all forms of sun reliant life with the exception of a few ocean dwelling species, subsurface ground dwelling worms, plant life like lichens and other mindless species able to lie dormant for extended periods of time, as well as nocturnal, ground dwelling little rodents that ate roots, dead or alive, (from which we so - called superior life forms evolved).