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Post by pearthesnail on Jul 9, 2015 10:16:08 GMT
Hello
I'm not sure what to do to stop my snail from getting bored in her tank. I used to put plastic plant pots in for her to hide in but now she's too strong and heavy and just pulls them over when she climbs on them. I've also tried putting different types of branches in for her to climb on but she would never climb on them and they would rot and she prefers to climb up the sides of the tank instead. I have soil in the tank which she likes to burrow in and a water bowl that she bathes in and obviously a cuttlefish bone but I worry in case she gets bored.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Zorst
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Post by Zorst on Jul 9, 2015 11:27:33 GMT
I have a herd of Bulldozer Margies and they love there flower pots but they have to either be very thick strong plastic or what I found works best for them are pottery ones that I put a good layer of coco fiber and moss ontop of.
This provides a soft landing if its ever needed and a good strong half buried flower pot that they cant break due to there weighet if there all on it at one time. They like to sleep in piles of snails for some weird reason except for the biggest Marrow he likes to sleep alone with just a couple of his baby bulldozer fan club who are allowed to share the entrence to his flower pot.
Zorst
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Post by morningcoffee on Jul 9, 2015 12:05:41 GMT
I add decorations and items intended for reptile tanks including fake plants (with wire in the leaves so you can bend them into different positions), bendable branches (artificial so they don't rot), reptile hides, fake tree roots etc. You can find lots of interesting reptile and fish tank decor that can work well for snails, just made sure you don't use anything made of stone or heavy/hard materials. Polyresin is light and used for lots of reptile decorations and is fine for snails unless you have a very tall tank.
If you search Amazon or eBay for "reptile decoration" you should get plenty of results that might give you some ideas, or you could have a look in a local pet store if you have a large one nearby - in the UK, larger Pets at Home stores often have a reptile section with a few bits and bobs although it's usually cheaper to buy online.
Something cheap you can do for large snails is to take a large plastic squash or water bottle (the really big square-shaped ones) and cut off a chunk of the bottom part, then bury it in the soil in the tank so that the entrance is open for the snail to get in, but the rest of it is tightly covered with soil, making it nice and dark and hidden, but also buried in firmly so that big snails can't just yank it over or dislodge it.
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Zorst
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Post by Zorst on Jul 9, 2015 16:00:44 GMT
Good idea re the water bottle Morning Coffee.
Zorst
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