What kind of worm in rabbit

[Geezy Rider]

Is that the same as "wolves"..Not sure on the spelling,my dad always chucked rabbits that had "wolves",(worms)

Nope, these are totally different from wolves.

[txbowkill]

I've been google searching and come up with nothing. If noone knows by tomorrow ill try and txt that pic to my old ag teacher who was an animal science major. I'm curious now

[gatorgrizz27]

Not sure about worms in rabbits, but there were worms in most of the sockeye we caught in Bristol Bay. Freshest, healthiest fish you can get anywhere. The worms were gross at first but didn't slow you down after a day or two

[NAVY CHIEF]

I shot a swamp rabbit last week that had a tapeworm in his guts these look like possible roundworms either way these types of worms are not in the meat only in the entrails...clean wash and cook

[jeepntx]

Not sure what they're called, but we were raised to only shoot rabbits immediately following a freeze. The freeze would kill the worms out.

[mjhaverkamp]

Just cook it and eat it, that **** worm will never know what happened.

[18ncs]

If you cook it really good, you can have my share.

Ditto

What do you do with the worm eggs and the really tiny worms that just hatched out that you can't see yet?

Another ditto

Just cook it and eat it, that **** worm will never know what happened.

And you can have my share....and Shane's

[hrdwrkncwby76]

Looks like its roundworms.

[Oleman]

Don't know the correct name, but we always called them woolly worms. We never shot or ate the rabbits or squirrels until a good freeze or two had occured, which makes the worms disappear.

[panhandlehunter]

Don't know the correct name, but we always called them woolly worms. We never shot or ate the rabbits or squirrels until a good freeze or two had occured, which makes the worms disappear.

But there have several freezes recently, and it still has worms.........

[huntresss]

Dirofilaria scapiceps would be my guess. It's an internal parasite in rabbits similar to heart worms in dogs (dirofilaria immitus). They are transmitted via mosquitoes and as far as I can determine, there is no human significance. I would however cook the meat thoroughly before eating. These are not related to cuterebra which is what many of you are referring to as wolves or warbles. The cuterebra larva is the immature form of a botfly which is active in the summer months (hence the significance of the months with a "r"). In any case, I can't eat anything with creepy crawlies in it, regardless of what the health experts say!
Cheryl

[TxAg]

Not sure what they're called, but we were raised to only shoot rabbits immediately following a freeze. The freeze would kill the worms out.

Not to be rude but that has been proven to be an old wives tale. Logically, if it was cold enough to kill a worm burrowed in a rabbit's skin, it would just as easily freeze/kill the rabbit.

[jds247]

Not to be rude but that has been proven to be an old wives tale. Logically, if it was cold enough to kill a worm burrowed in a rabbit's skin, it would just as easily freeze/kill the rabbit.

The only thing a freeze does is kill larval worms in the soil .. Because intestinal worms are pooped out as eggs and climb the grass blades to be eaten by the host , rabbit , cow etc

[huntresss]

Not to be rude but that has been proven to be an old wives tale. Logically, if it was cold enough to kill a worm burrowed in a rabbit's skin, it would just as easily freeze/kill the rabbit.

The cuterebra larvae "hatch" in warm weather and then once attached to the rabbit migrate under the skin where they form the breathing hole. The whole process from infection to pupae, where the larvae drops off the rabbit, only lasts 3-4 weeks. Therefore, you rarely see cuterebra in the winter time, except in warm climates. A lot of the "old wives tales" are actually factual if you live in the north where the adult fly isn't active in cold weather.

The only thing a freeze does is kill larval worms in the soil .. Because intestinal worms are pooped out as eggs and climb the grass blades to be eaten by the host , rabbit , cow etc

That is true of gastrointestinal parasites, but neither the cuterebra nor the filaria are intestinal parasites.

[Mertz09]

Just about all trout have worms. Just cook it well its all protein

True...