How Many Hagfish Do You Feed in Captivity?

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Nobody has ever witnessed hagfish breeding well, and nobody has ever had a hagfish successfully breed in captivity to produce fertile eggs. No hagfish stork is doing a deep dive to deliver a slimy bundle of so for now, it just remains a mystery for us to ruminate on. They they eat a lot when they eat, but they don't eat frequently. We typically only feed them every three to six months.

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Who doesn't love a floppy, slime-filled, hot dog shaped creature of the deep sea? On this Smologies (It's like if Ologies were more Smol) we return to our conversation with Tim Winegard, a professional hagfishologist (YES IT'S A WORD) at Chapman University, and he dishes on the world's slimiest treasures. You're gonna learn about things like why you don't always need a spine and how special ketchup is and, of course, lots and lots about mucus.

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The uncut, adult version of Hagfishology plus research links

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