Commitment to Quality
At HirudoNova, we focus on the highest quality at every stage of our work. Breeding of our leeches is carried out in laboratory conditions with the utmost care to ensure healthy and efficient specimens for medical and cosmetic applications. Every leech in our breeding farm is checked daily, which allows us to constantly monitor their health and living conditions.
Specialized Nutrition
Our leeches are fed only with certified horse blood from a slaughterhouse, which meets all ethical and sanitary standards. Thanks to this, we can ensure that our leeches receive the highest quality food, which directly translates into their health and therapeutic effectiveness.
Breeding Environment
We pay great attention to breeding conditions. The temperature and humidity in the breeding rooms are checked and adjusted daily in order to perfectly match the natural requirements of the leeches. In addition, the quality of the substrate on which the cocoons are stored is regularly checked to ensure the best conditions for the development of new specimens.
Stages of Development
Leeches in our farm are kept in conditions that optimize their growth and health. The life cycle of these fascinating animals begins with a cocoon, which is laid on plants, stones or in the ground. Each cocoon may contain from one to as many as three hundred eggs, from which young leeches develop. These animals are hermaphrodites, and their reproductive processes, such as cross-fertilization using spermatophores and preventing self-fertilization, are extremely complex and organized in a way that ensures healthy offspring and, therefore, the existence of the species.
Leeches develop without metamorphosis, which means that the young hatch as fully formed, miniature versions of adults, ready to live on their own. Additionally, some leech species exhibit parental behaviours, such as carrying their young on the ventral side of their bodies and helping them obtain food, which is rare in the invertebrate world.
At HirudoNova, we pay great attention to monitoring every aspect of our leeches’ lives. Daily health and environmental quality checks – including temperature, humidity, as well as the substrate on which the cocoons are stored – guarantee that our leeches are bred in optimal conditions, which translates into their exceptional quality and effectiveness for medical and cosmetic purposes.