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Post by morningcoffee on Aug 24, 2020 16:59:18 GMT
I found a night crawler/giant earthworm. I'm wondering if it would be safe to put him in the terrarium with the snails? I am not totally sure what a nightcrawler is, but if they're particularly large then a terrarium may not be big/spacious enough for them.
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Post by morningcoffee on Aug 22, 2020 18:13:47 GMT
I don't see an insert button anywhere 🤔 I don't think it's visible if you are on the mobile site. If you just upload the pics to an image hosting site and paste the links here, I will fix it so the pictures appear.
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Post by morningcoffee on Aug 22, 2020 13:11:21 GMT
Hmmm, is there a way to add pictures? You can upload photos to a free hosting site like Imgur or ImgBB and then paste the links here or use the "insert image" button.
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Post by morningcoffee on Aug 22, 2020 7:40:08 GMT
And I wanted to know if anyone knows if the person who run Snails4you breeds the baby retics herself or she imports them from another breeder, if so does anyone know who that breeder is? The best thing to do would probably be to ask Snails4you directly, they have a "contact" option at the top of their page.
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Post by morningcoffee on Aug 22, 2020 7:38:00 GMT
So my snails were getting to know each other but then they just started to climb on each other so I decided to take them away from each other but they got back on each other so does it mean they are mating or fighting Snails just like to climb on things, including each other, so I doubt they were mating or fighting. Generally they will try to climb anything you put them next to. Can snails eat watermelon also can I tell the fender of my snail my the length of his_her eyes Yes snails can eat watermelon. Not sure I'm quite understanding the second question, but if you are asking how you can tell the gender of snails, most land snails are hermaphroditic and don't have separate sexes.
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Post by morningcoffee on Aug 21, 2020 7:52:08 GMT
Thanks, I hadn't found that page. Seems like they would be better with drier soil but higher humidity than a regular garden snail. This might be why mine are inactive. I'll try changing it up, thank you! Everything I've found says that their regular diet is dead leaves and decaying wood - I don't know if you've been able to get them to eat, but this is worth bearing in mind if not. I'd also make sure that their substrate is fairly calcareous, maybe by mixing in limestone flour or even some solid pieces of limestone or chalk to mimic their natural habitat. Best of luck, hope you can get their conditions right - they are very cool snails!
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Post by morningcoffee on Aug 20, 2020 21:32:19 GMT
Has anyone here had experience keeping these snails? I've ended up with three this week, but they are very inactive and I'm concerned I'm caring for them incorrectly. I already have Aspersa and Cepaea, and have been treating the Elegans in the same way. I've read that they require more specialised care, but so far I can't find any information on what that actually entails. I haven't kept them, but I think in the few places they're found in the UK they are in high calcium areas, and I believe they often live in sand dunes or near the coast in loose, dry or sandy soil - someone else please correct me if I'm wrong here. I found this page with a small amount of basic information about their preferred temperature, diet etc. www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/species?id=1500
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Post by morningcoffee on Aug 19, 2020 13:52:51 GMT
High protein foods can be soaked fish flakes, soaked dog/cat biscuits, raw meat, cooked egg, or raw and unflavoured nuts such as cashews or peanuts. Snails shouldn't have high protein food more than once a week generally. Try offering some next time you feed them.
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Post by morningcoffee on Aug 19, 2020 13:51:21 GMT
Are there any foods other than fruit and vegetables you can feed snails as a main part of their diet? Some people use raw meat, soaked cat/dog biscuits, cooked egg, or nuts (raw and unflavoured) like cashews or peanuts as a protein source, but these should only be given once a week maximum. My snails are also extremely fond of pumpkin seeds. I also sometimes plant seeds in their tank substrate (often sunflower seeds) and they love to eat the sprouting leaves.
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Post by morningcoffee on Aug 19, 2020 13:50:04 GMT
It doesn't look too bad and I doubt it's related to over-eating. Sometimes people have reported swollen mantles in their snails when tank humidity is too high or they are being sprayed with water too often.
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Eggs
Aug 19, 2020 13:48:38 GMT
Post by morningcoffee on Aug 19, 2020 13:48:38 GMT
Retics and tigers can't breed successfully so keeping them together shouldn't be a problem in terms of eggs.
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Post by morningcoffee on Aug 19, 2020 13:46:08 GMT
Shell damage doesn't look too bad at all, damage near the lip is very fixable as it doesn't affect the internal parts. Snail could be stressed / in pain due to shell break, I would provide easily accessible food and a quiet place and leave him alone for a while.
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Post by morningcoffee on Aug 19, 2020 13:44:16 GMT
Looks like a nice albino Tiger snail (Achatina achatina), possibly from Ghana - as far as my understanding goes, the Nigerian ones have the lighter colors in their shells. I agree with etana.
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Post by morningcoffee on Aug 18, 2020 11:37:09 GMT
Hard to be sure, but muscle weakness due to old age is possible. You could try giving high protein food a little more frequently to try and help.
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Post by morningcoffee on Aug 17, 2020 11:30:30 GMT
I was just looking at some threads and on some the reply button is there but on some it's not, the same goes for creating threads. why does this happen? Some sub-boards don't allow new threads to be created in them to reduce clutter - moderators will move posts into their relevant areas from the General board when appropriate. On some threads the reply button may not be there if the threads are locked - this is usually done when a thread is old, to prevent old or irrelevant threads from being "revived" when the original question or discussion is long over.
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Post by morningcoffee on Aug 17, 2020 11:27:03 GMT
I did not know which board to put this in and for some reason i can't create threads in the miscellaneous board, but I have had my retic for over a month now and as a first timer owning a GALS I'm not sure when to clean the tank out. I have read that if you clean it too much the snails can get ill from lack of the bacteria they need and that cleaning the tank with hot water and replacing the substrate is recommended once a month or every two, but since my snail is a baby he does not get much slime over the sides of the tank. Does anyone know what I should do? People have different opinions on how often to clean, but personally for one baby snail I would recommend wiping down the tank walls with a wet cloth once a week or so to remove slime/dirt from the walls, and removing any poop or old food at the same time. If there are ornaments or fake plants in the tank I would give these a thorough wipe or clean with hot water every couple of weeks or so. Full substrate change very rarely needs to be done, the best thing to do is to remove some of the old substrate and then mix some new substrate into the tank. I usually remove about 50% - 75% of the old substrate about every 3 months, then mix what is left with new substrate. This helps to keep the beneficial soil flora and bacteria in the substrate while still freshening the tank up. Make sure that you don't keep the substrate too wet as this can cause it to get smelly and unpleasant more quickly - for most snails, a good rule of thumb is to firmly squeeze a handful of the substrate and if more than a couple of drops of water come out, it's too wet.
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Post by morningcoffee on Aug 16, 2020 20:57:38 GMT
They were white, but they were moving faster than this video. Do u know if the mites can hide in the shell for a long period of time? Thanks They can definitely hide inside the pneumostome but I haven't heard of them hiding in there 24/7 for days without being seen at all. I guess it's possible? Keeping snails without substrate for more than a short period of time can be very bad for them, as they need to ingest their substrate as part of their digestive cycle, so I'd either add a little clean substrate (fresh coir should not have any bugs) or try to get them back in their regular tank and see how it goes ASAP.
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Post by morningcoffee on Aug 16, 2020 20:55:16 GMT
Hello, I kept a couple snails from my garden and kept them in a 10 gallon tank. I used some dirt from my yard and I sanitized it. I also have a 3.5 gallon tank that I hatched healthy baby’s from. I have decided to get a couple milk snails online and the only way I could do that is release most of my snails, so I did, I kept 3 snails and got new coconut fiber substrate for the milk snails. I ended up having a lot more dirt then a needed in the 10 gallon tank so I mixed up some of the outside substrate with the new and put it in the 3.5gallon tank. Late last night I watered and checked on my snails and one of them is in hibernation. I have read a thread like this before but I can’t find it anymore! Help!! The tank humidity may have changed due to the change in substrate causing him to attempt to aestivate. You can wake the snail up by placing him in a shallow dish of warm water until he "wakes up" if you'd like.
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Aug 16, 2020 20:53:07 GMT
Post by morningcoffee on Aug 16, 2020 20:53:07 GMT
Why does a species of Giant African Land Snail appear under your username? It's just a sort of user ranking based on how many posts someone has made, it doesn't really mean anything. On other forums it might be things like "newbie", "junior member", "senior member" etc, but they are customised into snail species here.
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Post by morningcoffee on Aug 16, 2020 20:50:46 GMT
I don't have any definitive answer for you I'm afraid, but by coincidence the same thing was happening with one of my Helix pomatia the last few days. I'm not sure what caused it, but it's looking more "normal" now - it could be that he was a bit dehydrated, as it improved after he took a long soak in his water dish, or possibly caused by the heat as we'd had very hot weather here for a few days. I'm not sure why only one snail was affected if that's the case though. I also wonder if it could be age related as I think he is a fairly old snail. If he's otherwise eating well and behaving normally, I'd just keep an eye on it but not worry too much for now.
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Post by morningcoffee on Aug 16, 2020 20:42:04 GMT
I own a baby albino Lissachatina Reticulata and some wild garden snails, (in different tanks obviously) my retic eats loads of his cuttlefish bone but one of my wild snails does not seem to eat any, I’m worried he’ll get calcium deficiency problems, how can I get him to eat it? You could try scraping some of the cuttlefish bone onto his food for a couple of days to try and get him used to it (but you shouldn't do this in the long term as it's better for them to regulate their own calcium intake). Some people also add a drop or two of beer to the cuttle to attract the snails. Alternatively you could try a different calcium source like limestone flour.
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Post by morningcoffee on Aug 15, 2020 17:36:04 GMT
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Post by morningcoffee on Aug 15, 2020 11:52:56 GMT
hello, I'm new to snail keeping and am just wondering basic care for Caucasotachea vindobonensis like food, temperature and humidity or anything else I might need to know. I have not kept this species but I believe their natural habitat is forest/steppe areas around Eastern Europe, so I would look into the temperature/humidity/habitat variation of those areas and aim for similar conditions.
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Post by morningcoffee on Aug 15, 2020 11:47:30 GMT
i have a year+ old garden snail and i noticed that his shell is growing outwards at an angle. is this normal? i'll try my best to explain if someone needs a better description. It could be the adult "shell lip" developing if he has reached full size, but it's hard to be sure of what the issue is without a photo or full description. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lip_(gastropod)
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Post by morningcoffee on Aug 4, 2020 11:29:31 GMT
What are they doing?? We were just trying to have a nice dinner... Snails will climb on anything nearby that's in their path, including each other. One of mine was climbing over another in the food bowl to reach some lettuce last night.
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