snael
Achatina fulica
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Post by snael on Nov 14, 2018 18:00:51 GMT
I was thinking about getting 2 Roman Snails and keeping them in a 10 gallon vertical aquarium that i will modify into a terrarium with a front opening cover.
I plan on using English Ivy and some mosses in the aquarium, as well as someform of cleanup crew (though I dont know what I should use).
What all do I need? Do I need a light and heater? I dont think they need a. waterbowl, but instead I should mist twice every day or so.
I plan on making a background using expanding foam and coco fiber. Will the snails try to eat the fiber? Also, what substrate should i use?
I'm still not sure about what substrate, heaters, lights, or backgrounds I should do, but I do have a small pan in my head for the 10 gallon vertical. Itll have vines made from cotton rope with silicone. On it to apply coco fiber to make natural looking vines, a nice beautiful vine like growth of english ivy on the bottom, some large stones near the bottom too with a thick patch of moss on it. Some moss should grow on the vines, and i want two small feeding platforms that are glued high up in the tank but also on the sides, like a ledge, so the snails have to climb and work for their food instead of being completely pampered lol
Tell me what you think! I'm a novice snail owner, only knowing how to take care of aquatic mystery snails...
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voxaz
Achatina fulica
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Post by voxaz on Nov 18, 2018 13:50:40 GMT
They don't need light or extra heat, ivy is poisonous to snails but from my experience they avoid eating it anyway, coco fiber or topsoil is good for substrate For cleanup crew, I use woodlice and millipedes If you're in the UK make sure you have a license for the snails, they're protected and it's illegal to even handle them in the wild
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snael
Achatina fulica
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Post by snael on Jan 5, 2019 22:14:05 GMT
They don't need light or extra heat, ivy is poisonous to snails but from my experience they avoid eating it anyway, coco fiber or topsoil is good for substrate For cleanup crew, I use woodlice and millipedes If you're in the UK make sure you have a license for the snails, they're protected and it's illegal to even handle them in the wild Sorey it took me so long to reply! Im in america, and they require zero licenses to own lol. I plan on making a background using expanding foam or foam board and a coco mat or coco fiber covering. Could i use earthworms as a cleanup crew? I plan on using a peat-free fertilizer-free potting soil, and maybe have some bits of sphagnum moss and stuff in there. And, what plants are good for a snail terrarium? I want the plants to not kill the snails if they accidentally eat them, but not be total chow for the snails. Like how ivy requires too much light. Also, my room gets around 60 to 80 degrees, depending on the season. Does this matter a lot? Do i need a thermometer and humidity gauge in my terrarium for snails?
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voxaz
Achatina fulica
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Post by voxaz on Jan 7, 2019 12:52:21 GMT
Yes you can use worms, I'd recommend getting redworms (Eisenia fetida) if you can, they're really efficient for things like that With live plants, the lack of sunlight can be tricky to work with so a lot of the time it's trial and error, but I've found that small palms and plants like bamboo survive pretty well with little to no sunlight Spider plants can work too, but the ones I've had have all ended up rotting from the moist environment. I use this website for helping to buy plants for my bugs g-a-l-s.weebly.com/snail-safe-plants.htmlA thermometer might be useful, but don't worry about the humidity too much, as long as it's not completely dry in there you should be fine. Roman snails are used to mild climates so the temperature should be ok, the worst that can happen is that they'll just hibernate if the conditions aren't right (too cold, too dry, ect) Hope this helps!
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snael
Achatina fulica
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Post by snael on Jan 8, 2019 4:29:21 GMT
Yes you can use worms, I'd recommend getting redworms (Eisenia fetida) if you can, they're really efficient for things like that With live plants, the lack of sunlight can be tricky to work with so a lot of the time it's trial and error, but I've found that small palms and plants like bamboo survive pretty well with little to no sunlight Spider plants can work too, but the ones I've had have all ended up rotting from the moist environment. I use this website for helping to buy plants for my bugs g-a-l-s.weebly.com/snail-safe-plants.htmlA thermometer might be useful, but don't worry about the humidity too much, as long as it's not completely dry in there you should be fine. Roman snails are used to mild climates so the temperature should be ok, the worst that can happen is that they'll just hibernate if the conditions aren't right (too cold, too dry, ect) Hope this helps! Thanks so much for the help!
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snael
Achatina fulica
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Post by snael on Jan 11, 2019 17:04:39 GMT
Yes you can use worms, I'd recommend getting redworms (Eisenia fetida) if you can, they're really efficient for things like that With live plants, the lack of sunlight can be tricky to work with so a lot of the time it's trial and error, but I've found that small palms and plants like bamboo survive pretty well with little to no sunlight Spider plants can work too, but the ones I've had have all ended up rotting from the moist environment. I use this website for helping to buy plants for my bugs g-a-l-s.weebly.com/snail-safe-plants.htmlA thermometer might be useful, but don't worry about the humidity too much, as long as it's not completely dry in there you should be fine. Roman snails are used to mild climates so the temperature should be ok, the worst that can happen is that they'll just hibernate if the conditions aren't right (too cold, too dry, ect) Hope this helps! Do you know of any moss or vine plants that would work good? And do you know if a garden snail could co-exist with a roman snail? Im not too knowledgeable about their breeding, so im not sure if they would try to crossbreed.
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voxaz
Achatina fulica
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Post by voxaz on Jan 11, 2019 20:21:52 GMT
Sphagnum moss is a good choice for vivariums in general, the only problem with it is that the snails will end up eating it or it will just decompose. You could always get some moss just from outside and try growing it in the viv, my moss experiences have been pretty hit and miss but theres a few tutorials on youtube on how to grow it for vivs. I don't know of any vine plants other than ivy though. I'm not entirely sure whether they'll breed with garden snails, as they are in the same family, but you can keep them together if the size difference is big enough. It's a shame you're in america, there's a couple of other small snail species I could recommend that wouldn't breed with them but I'm not sure about the legality of them!
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Post by Liguus on Jan 12, 2019 1:48:15 GMT
Helix aspersa is an old name for the snail, which is currently classified as Cornu aspersum. It is not part of the true Helix genus, and roman snails (H. pomatia) & gray garden snails (C. aspersum) will not interbreed.
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snael
Achatina fulica
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Post by snael on Jan 15, 2019 21:11:40 GMT
Helix aspersa is an old name for the snail, which is currently classified as Cornu aspersum. It is not part of the true Helix genus, and roman snails (H. pomatia) & gray garden snails (C. aspersum) will not interbreed. oh ok! Thanks alot for the info! I didnt know if they were closely related in a way that could allow inyerbreeding like with horses and donkeys
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