Amy
Achatina achatina
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Post by Amy on May 16, 2011 19:08:15 GMT
Its been two weeks, and im on my 5th clutch of eggs D: Id rather not have them breediing because for one ive only just started to change there diet from the very porr nutrional diest of mainly cucumber which i know causes low fertility in them, well so ive read, and i only end up putting them in the garden where they will probolably die I dont want to be wasting such tiny innocent lives just because my snails want to urm.. spice up there lives a bit Is there any way i could discourage breeding? :S
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Post by pickalilly on May 16, 2011 19:37:06 GMT
Well, there's a lot of detabe on this. You could try to give them less attractive bedding to lay eggs in, or maybe just fabric, but you will probably just end up with unhappy snails and eggs anyway. Are they GALS? If they are native snails to your area, then release them in a safe, sheltered place. If they are GALS, then freeze the eggs. It's a fact that a lot of people have to accept. It's much more humane to freeze them than hatch them and not look after them. Never release GALS unless you live in their exact native African country!
And, by the way, if you decide to hatch the babies and care for them, give them cuttlefish as well as a good diet.
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coyote
Archachatina papyracea
Cochleas ego amo
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Post by coyote on May 17, 2011 3:48:25 GMT
You could separate them, but they could still lay eggs for a long time afterward anyway. But a lot fewer eggs, at any rate.
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Post by SnailsPace on May 17, 2011 18:02:16 GMT
Just freeze the eggs, that way the snails can still have a happy life
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Post by crossless on May 17, 2011 18:46:53 GMT
Other way is just change species to less breeding one.
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