Safe? <kinda urgent>

[drowningindemons]

Want to know if these are safe (just bought) before I put them in with snails (seeds and soil)

Ok
(1) moluccella laevis - bells of Ireland
(2) blue fescue -ornamental grass
(3) sweet dreams mix -sweet pea
(4) Cardinal climber

Ok then I have
Scott's turft builder grass seed quick fix mix

Then for dirt I have
Miracle grow sphagnum peat moss
Says its enriched with plant food though

ARE THESE OKAY FOR SNAILS

[Liguus]

I wouldn't use the miracle gro soil, as they will eventually ingest the fertilizer that is added to it. That probably won't kill them but I don't think it will be healthy.
I'm not sure about the turf builder quick fix grass seed. I can't find anything about added chemicals online, but read the bag first to make sure there is no pest-resistant coating as snails will try to eat seeds.

[drowningindemons]

It says the grass seeds are organic, are the flowers okay?

[drowningindemons]

There's only 1,8% fertilizer and I have no other soil

[drowningindemons]

I meant 1.8%

[drowningindemons]

Aug 13, 2015 20:28:27 GMT Liguus said:

I wouldn't use the miracle gro soil, as they will eventually ingest the fertilizer that is added to it. That probably won't kill them but I don't think it will be healthy.
I'm not sure about the turf builder quick fix grass seed. I can't find anything about added chemicals online, but read the bag first to make sure there is no pest-resistant coating as snails will try to eat seeds.

I have no other dirt and idk you think it will really hurt them?

[Cashell]

I'd try to find soil without fertilizer just to be on the safe side, because you never know what the side effects could be.

For a full list of safe and toxic plants, click here.

[drowningindemons]

Aug 13, 2015 21:38:10 GMT Cashell said:

I'd try to find soil without fertilizer just to be on the safe side, because you never know what the side effects could be.

For a full list of safe and toxic plants, click here.

What about ornamental grass and bells of Ireland?

[drowningindemons]

Ok so some seeds I put in are toxic. I'm going to have to
Buy new dirt. Maybe online? Getting serious here lol.
Do you have to have a license to sell garden snails? Might breed them but it seems hard

[Cashell]

Aug 13, 2015 21:43:16 GMT drowningindemons said:

Aug 13, 2015 21:38:10 GMT Cashell said:

I'd try to find soil without fertilizer just to be on the safe side, because you never know what the side effects could be.

For a full list of safe and toxic plants, click here.

What about ornamental grass and bells of Ireland?

I'm not sure. I've never dealt with those before.

Aug 13, 2015 21:51:42 GMT drowningindemons said:

Ok so some seeds I put in are toxic. I'm going to have to
Buy new dirt. Maybe online? Getting serious here lol.
Do you have to have a license to sell garden snails? Might breed them but it seems hard

Unfortunately, I do not have a licence and I only send within Canada mainly.

[Liguus]

I would go to the pet store and buy coconut coir instead of looking for soil. Its usually a cleaner and safer option.

Your aspersas should breed very easily. Mine are a bit out of control at the moment, but not for long (I also keep rosy wolfsnails). Be careful with your aspersa eggs though, it would be a shame for them to get established and compete with florida's native species.

[muddydragon]

Miracle grow sphagnum peat moss will not be good. First of all snails often eat their substrate to get benificial bacteria, it's strongly suspected the fertilisers can cause burns to the "mouth" in the past those kept on fertiliser containing soils have usually had eating/digesting problems (could also be due to gut problems caused by fertilisers).

Try and find coir, in the short term soil from the garden where you found them will be better (it wont be great in the long term as it will not retain the same properties as in the wild) but until you can find coir or fertiliser free soil it will have to do. you could look online it can come in solid blocks which are ideal storage wise.