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Mar 25, 2012 4:21:16 GMT
Post by vallery on Mar 25, 2012 4:21:16 GMT
Hi Everyone I have been planning on releasing a lot of the baby snails that have hatched in my tanks through out winter. I am going to wait til the weather is a bit warmer here though. I am in Toronto Canada. The babies are cepaea hortensis and cepaea nemoralis. The one thing I wonder about is the fact they were born in captivity, I have tried my best to keep my snail tanks as natural as possible using materials from their parents natural habitat. Yet it would still be a huge difference for the babies going outdoor. ???I'm wondering if they are going to be okay. ???Also should I place them by spreading them out around the area or put them all in the same spot? There are hundreds. A lot of action going on in the tanks over the winter, more so the nemoralis, my hortensis babies just recently hatched and the hortensis first ever babies. If anyone can give me some incite on these two questions please do I would really appreciated. vallery
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Mar 27, 2012 17:17:40 GMT
Post by vallery on Mar 27, 2012 17:17:40 GMT
Hi
I haven't received any incite or suggestions about releasing my baby c nemoralis and c hortensis babies that were born in captivity with a diet a lot different then they would have had in my backyard. As well the best type of placement for them. The weather is getting warmer and I don't want to release them and endanger them. If I could please just get a few thoughts about this matter even if no one knows a specific answer. I would really and truly appreciate it. Should I leave a little of their tank diet food beside them when I put them out, before they go on their way? Should I do it on a damp day or after rain and place them under leaves? Thank You vallery
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Mar 27, 2012 18:25:55 GMT
Post by morningcoffee on Mar 27, 2012 18:25:55 GMT
Hey vallery, I think the best thing to do would definitely be to release the snails on a rainy day. Perhaps give them a good spraying first so that they come out of their shells, and then pop them outside. Hopefully if the weather is nice and wet, they'll then be happy to slime off and find some hiding places or tasty plants You can leave a bit of fruit or veg with them when you put them out, it definitely won't hurt. Perhaps put them near some plants or bushes, in or under some cover rather than out in the open, to make it easier for them to hide safely and find food. I've also noticed that in the wild cepaea seem to like to climb up tree trunks, so you could put some of them near trees too. It might be best to put a few of them here and there around the garden (or wherever you're releasing them!) so that they don't all cluster in one place too, to make them less of an easy target for birds or predators. Hopefully they should be OK!
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Mar 31, 2012 7:52:24 GMT
Post by vallery on Mar 31, 2012 7:52:24 GMT
Hi Morningcoffee , Thank you so much for helping me out with this. Your suggestions have made me feel so much better about releasing the little ones. I appreciate your reply. Thank You again.
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Mar 31, 2012 9:25:21 GMT
Post by morningcoffee on Mar 31, 2012 9:25:21 GMT
Hi Morningcoffee , Thank you so much for helping me out with this. Your suggestions have made me feel so much better about releasing the little ones. I appreciate your reply. Thank You again. You're welcome! I've released baby Cepaea and Helix aspersa before, and it was cute to see them all climbing and sliming off. I'm sure yours will be fine
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Mar 31, 2012 10:34:51 GMT
Post by vallery on Mar 31, 2012 10:34:51 GMT
Hi morningcoffee. Thank you. and sorry about getting so offended and taking what you said wrong on blondekisses thread. Vallery x
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