Pete Dixon

On September 23, 2025, I did my latest inoculation. It was right around the five-month mark — plenty of time to avoid the expected adult hookworm die-off in my gut at around 6 to 6.5 months. I never noticed any interruption of “worm services.” Neither my gluten reactions nor the colitis ever reared their ugly heads, so it appears I had a smooth transition with the new hookworms.

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This time, out of the five small jars I prepared, four were almost entirely vacant of larvae — but one was hopping. Naturally, that’s the one I harvested from. I used 25 larvae, my usual dose.

I’m including photos of the site reaction: one from Day Four, when it looked the worst, and another from Day 24, when it was almost healed. I remember recovery being a lot quicker in the past, but I guess I’m getting older. Sorry if the Day Four photo offends — it does look bad — but honestly, there was never more than a light tickle in the first couple of days and never any real pain. I sent the Day Four picture to ChatGPT, and my agent freaked out, urging me to seek immediate medical attention. It cares — it really cares.

The work-in-progress video on the incubation process is coming along. I’ve got all the shots I need, though the quality was only so-so, so I might have to redo them with a bit more care. I’m also still refining the information I want to present. I signed up with Kapwing for video editing, and it takes time to learn. So, the video is coming — best guess: about another month, since I’ve got a lot going on these days.

And hey… don’t say I didn’t warn you about that photo.