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Post by cheesealicious on Dec 25, 2019 19:05:55 GMT
For christmas I'm going to go spend my paycheck at the local petsmart and make my garden snail, Hugo, a proper enclosure. I have a good idea of what to get him but I want to make sure I'm not missing anything. I'm going to get a tank, a smaller one. I was planning on getting a log or rock with a hole in it for Hugo to hide in. Not sure what to use for bedding. Not sure what to use for foilage either since there's hardly any vegetation in the city I'm in, and I'm wary of using plastic plants since he has a habit of munching on things he shouldn't. I want to get a humidifier kit (he loathes the spray bottle), like the kind you use for lizards, but last time i had trouble finding one on a smaller scale. I wanted to get a little water bowl and food bowl too.
Did I miss anything?
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Post by littlegoldsnail on Dec 25, 2019 19:59:34 GMT
For christmas I'm going to go spend my paycheck at the local petsmart and make my garden snail, Hugo, a proper enclosure. I have a good idea of what to get him but I want to make sure I'm not missing anything. I'm going to get a tank, a smaller one. I was planning on getting a log or rock with a hole in it for Hugo to hide in. Not sure what to use for bedding. Not sure what to use for foilage either since there's hardly any vegetation in the city I'm in, and I'm wary of using plastic plants since he has a habit of munching on things he shouldn't. I want to get a humidifier kit (he loathes the spray bottle), like the kind you use for lizards, but last time i had trouble finding one on a smaller scale. I wanted to get a little water bowl and food bowl too. Did I miss anything? sounds pretty good. Btw, oconut fibers is a great snail bedding. You can find it at just about any pet store. I don’t actually have foliage in my snail tank, but I have a live log (it’s covered in moss, lichen, good fungi, etc) and my snails seem pretty happy with the set up.
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Post by cheesealicious on Dec 25, 2019 20:20:43 GMT
The live log sounds like a great idea except for the fact that there is literally no vegetation at all whatsoever near me. I'm in the middle of the Bronx. I dont think the local botanical garden would appreciate me stealing some greens lol. Normally he gets strawberry tops from my breakfast but lichen and moss doesnt sound bad either. Just not sure where to get it. He's likes having plants he can climb on and hide underneath the leaves.
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Post by cheesealicious on Dec 27, 2019 0:48:58 GMT
Oh! I forgot to mention but are there any specific brands or materials I should stick to and any I should stay away from for the aforementioned products?
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Post by snerdahmik on Dec 28, 2019 23:25:39 GMT
Oh! I forgot to mention but are there any specific brands or materials I should stick to and any I should stay away from for the aforementioned products? You should look at putting some sphagnum moss in your tank! That's what I use for all of my snails. It keeps the tank moist and humid, and they love to climb around on it. I doubt it would hurt your snail if he ate it, but you should look into it yourself to be sure. It greens up the tank and gives them something to climb on, too. Like littlegoldsnail said, coconut coir is a great substrate. I use the compressed brick version made by Zoo Med. I'm linking this just to show you the packaging. You can buy single bricks as well.. a 3-pack lasts me months, because once it expands fully, there's enough dirt to fill 1/3 of a 10gal tank. They only need an inch or two of substrate at the bottom of the tank. I scoop out dirty soil to top up every two weeks (because mine dont poop on it, if yours do you may have to change it more often.) and do a complete coir change monthly. www.chewy.com/zoo-med-eco-earth-compressed-coconut/dp/123767?utm_source=google-product&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=hg&utm_content=Zoo%20Med&utm_term=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIt5bgqL_Z5gIVRb7ACh1t-QizEAQYASABEgLTufD_BwEIt's relatively cheap and makes TONS of soil.
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