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Post by madmum29 on Jul 12, 2009 17:39:17 GMT
can snails get worms as iv just found some little white worms on the glass of my tank and quite a few on a pile of poop,, does anyone know how to get rid of them,, im really worried so please help
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Katie
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Post by Katie on Jul 12, 2009 18:16:29 GMT
Snails can get worms, yes. I don't know exactly, but i think what you have to do to get wrid of them is give the tank a thorough clean out, and feed the snails some hemp seed (?) or it might be pumpkin seed (?) i don't know which one. I'm sure someone will correct me though  |
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Katie
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Post by Katie on Jul 12, 2009 18:19:59 GMT
Just looked it up, its organic Pumpkin seeds that you need.
You can put them in the tank whole, or grind them up, and wait for the snails to eat them. This should flush the worms out. x
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Post by madmum29 on Jul 12, 2009 19:31:35 GMT
thankyou so much for your help il go get some tomorrow , just spent the last hour cleaning it all out and giving the snails a bath,, dont like to think of them living with the wriggly things lol
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Katie
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Post by Katie on Jul 12, 2009 19:43:14 GMT
Thats alright xD Glad i could help |
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coyote
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Post by coyote on Jul 13, 2009 3:30:19 GMT
Every couple of weeks I put one or two whole pumpkin seed in my tank, and the snails rasp away on them little by little. I keep small snails, so it should be even easier for a GALS to rasp a whole seed. You may need more than just a couple.
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kanin
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Post by kanin on Jul 13, 2009 5:03:11 GMT
Garlic and figs can also be used as deworming agents if your snails will refuse the pumkin seeds, which some snails do. It's good to repeat the procedure a couple of times to make sure the worms are gone. They seem to be quite hardy so it can take a while to get rid of them completly, also the snails can be reinfefcted by worms moving around in the tank.
Sometimes what apear as worms can be larvae from fruit flies as they can be found munching on the snails excrements.
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lucyjames
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Post by lucyjames on Jul 13, 2009 6:03:49 GMT
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