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Kitsune · 02-25-2005, 10:43 AM

Oh, good god!

In Africa, it is understood that maggots depend on oxygen for
survival, so anecdotal reports abound on ways to block off their
breathing hole, visible on the furuncular surface. People have
reported doing this by making a completely airtight seal for
approximately 12 hours, e.g. with chewing gum or vaseline. The
hypoxia makes the creature come near the top of the breathing hole
making skilled removal easier, (care taken not to break the creature
into parts, for the reasons already mentioned). Sometimes, people in
Africa resort to placing fatty bacon (or similar) above the furuncle
to tempt the creature out, and the more skilled among them can
facilitate this process by very judicious squeezing when they spy the
head of the maggot emerging, as it looks for food. I think this
technique might be difficult to perfect, given the advisability of not
causing the aforementioned breakage of the creature, so total
smothering of it might be the better option.

And, on that note, its time for lunch!

02-25-2005, 10:43 AM	#5
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Oh, good god! In Africa, it is understood that maggots depend on oxygen for survival, so anecdotal reports abound on ways to block off their breathing hole, visible on the furuncular surface. People have reported doing this by making a completely airtight seal for approximately 12 hours, e.g. with chewing gum or vaseline. The hypoxia makes the creature come near the top of the breathing hole making skilled removal easier, (care taken not to break the creature into parts, for the reasons already mentioned). Sometimes, people in Africa resort to placing fatty bacon (or similar) above the furuncle to tempt the creature out, and the more skilled among them can facilitate this process by very judicious squeezing when they spy the head of the maggot emerging, as it looks for food. I think this technique might be difficult to perfect, given the advisability of not causing the aforementioned breakage of the creature, so total smothering of it might be the better option. And, on that note, its time for lunch!