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Post by frankjackdaw on Jun 13, 2009 23:08:46 GMT
Sorry for posting again so soon with another problem - snails are new to me, and I've just lost a bin full of worms recently so I'm very neurotic about the health of my mollusk chums.
I have two garden snails, a big one and a smaller one. The big one is quite active, but the smaller one seems to spend most of the time tucked up inside its plant pot. I spray plenty, and my room is nice and warm. Why might this snail be so lazy?
Also, it there any way of coaxed them out?
thanks!!
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Post by coyote on Jun 13, 2009 23:45:47 GMT
By garden snail, do you mean aspersa? Or Cepaea maybe? Both of those kinds of snail prefer cooler temperatures than GALS do, so try moving to tank to a cooler location and see if the smaller one perks up.
What kind of worms did you have? Were they for composting? (I've tried worm composting a couple of times but failed.)
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Post by frankjackdaw on Jun 13, 2009 23:57:53 GMT
Yeah, they're aspersa. I'll try putting them somewhere cooler, see what happens. Thanks for the tip!  They were compositing worms. We followed all the instructions but they died anyway. I felt awful about it because they were entrusting themselves to me and I felt I let them down. |
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Post by frankjackdaw on Jun 13, 2009 23:59:31 GMT
Oh, incidentally, I put some soil in their box from a bag of cheap potting soil I had lying around. It didn't specify chemicals either way - do you reckon it'll be all right for them?
Thanks!!
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Post by snailysnail on Jun 14, 2009 10:04:42 GMT
it should probably alright, just monitor them and perhaps try and put half the new soil and half the old soil and see if they prefer the old stuff, snails usually stay away from any harmful chemicals. if they don't seem to like it, it might be better getting coir or similar as it has no chemicals at all, and snails seem to love it. have you tried giving the smaller snail a warm bath? that usually brings them out, especially if there is cucumber as well!
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Post by coyote on Jun 14, 2009 23:54:22 GMT
I'm not sure if a bag of soil would have any chemicals in it listed on the label. I don't think there are any laws requiring it. If it says certified organic on the package, then it's probably safe to assume there are no chemicals added to it. I've had best results using coir instead of soil. I felt bad about losing my composting worms -- twice!  -- but I was trying to do it in a small apartment without any garden access. The worm box was a lot more work than I was able to handle to keep it in optimal condition, so after 2 failures I reluctantly gave up on the idea of worm composting. I hate throwing away my compostable materials, but the city where I live doesn't collect "green waste." If they were smart, they'd collect it, compost it and sell it back to the residents! They'd get double the revenue -- once for the collection fee and again at point of sale. |
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-- but I was trying to do it in a small apartment without any garden access. The worm box was a lot more work than I was able to handle to keep it in optimal condition, so after 2 failures I reluctantly gave up on the idea of worm composting. I hate throwing away my compostable materials, but the city where I live doesn't collect "green waste." If they were smart, they'd collect it, compost it and sell it back to the residents! They'd get double the revenue -- once for the collection fee and again at point of sale.