![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/woman-keeps-leeches-as-pets-and-even-lets-them-suck-her-blood-to-keep-them-fed/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/0_PAY-I-keep-LEECHES-as-pets-and-let-them-suck-my-blood-Woman-26-goes-viral-sharing-bizarre-video.jpg&description=WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Sommer Seeley, 26, from Portland, US, has gone viral on TikTok after confessing she is the proud owner of five leeches who are affectionately dubbed the 'Golden Girls crew'TikToker lets pet leeches feed on her blood A woman has revealed how she keeps leeches as pets and even lets them suck her own blood. Security guard Sommer Seeley, 26, from Portland, US, is the proud owner of five leeches which are affectionately dubbed the 'Golden Girls crew'. Her oldest pet is Betty, a four-year-old, five-inch-long leech, but there's also Bea, Rue, Estelle and Herb. The others are "much smaller, younger and more recent additions", measuring about two inches. But Ms Seeley has since gone viral on TikTok after revealing her choice of food for the animals is her blood. Speaking about the first time she fed Betty, Ms Seeley said that it was an impulsive accident but she later became fascinated with it. She said: "I was surprised at how long they she would hang on for, for like up to an hour or more. The leech owner has faced backlash on social media but doesn't let the negative comments get to her ( Jam Press/@sommer.seeley) The TikToker has also taken it upon herself to get a phlebotomy kit, to extract her blood if she is ever away from her pets ( Jam Press Vid/@sommer.seeley) "You also bleed afterwards down to the anticoagulants in their saliva, which can go on for over 10 hours. "However, the good thing is they only need it a couple times a year." The TikToker has also taken it upon herself to get a phlebotomy kit, to extract her blood if she is ever away from her pets for longer periods. She added: "That way I can extract my own blood and put it in sausage skins so that I can feed them all without any inconvenience to myself." Her oldest pet is Betty, a four-year-old, five-inch-long leech, but there's also Bea, Rue, Estelle and Herb ( Jam Press Vid/@sommer.seeley) The video went viral as social media users reacted in horror after her revelation ( Jam Pre){kind=link}
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Sommer Seeley, 26, from Portland, US, has gone viral on TikTok after confessing she is the proud owner of five leeches who are affectionately dubbed the ‘Golden Girls crew’
A woman has revealed how she keeps leeches as pets and even lets them suck her own blood.
Security guard Sommer Seeley, 26, from Portland, US, is the proud owner of five leeches which are affectionately dubbed the ‘Golden Girls crew’.
Her oldest pet is Betty, a four-year-old, five-inch-long leech, but there’s also Bea, Rue, Estelle and Herb.
The others are “much smaller, younger and more recent additions”, measuring about two inches.