[header] How to kill leeches [title] Try to detach the leech's suckers. [step] Locate the leech's oral sucker on the anterior (thinner end). Place your finger or fingernail on the skin next to this, and gently slide it underneath.
[header] How to kill leeches [title] Try to detach the leech's suckers. [step] Locate the leech's oral sucker on the anterior (thinner end). Place your finger or fingernail on the skin next to this, and gently slide it underneath.
Push to the side to detach the leech. Repeat this step at the posterior end sucker, then flick the leech off of your body. Keep pressing, until the leech lifts away from you. This will maximize the possibility of leeches catching on the barb or skin beneath your fingernail. You should be able to slide one sucker away easily. [substeps] Leeches are not predators, but they are prey under water. The leech will let you handle them. [substeps] The leeches are very small and are unable to detach themselves by force.