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Post by Liguus on Aug 14, 2015 19:37:53 GMT
Unfortunately this is what a dead snail looks like. It also looks like mold may have begun to grow on it. Does it smell bad? That's a very clear sign that its dead, as live snails will not have an offensive odor to them.
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Post by Liguus on Aug 14, 2015 17:22:20 GMT
Glad to hear everything was alright, and thanks for the review!
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Post by Liguus on Aug 13, 2015 22:51:51 GMT
I would go to the pet store and buy coconut coir instead of looking for soil. Its usually a cleaner and safer option.
Your aspersas should breed very easily. Mine are a bit out of control at the moment, but not for long (I also keep rosy wolfsnails). Be careful with your aspersa eggs though, it would be a shame for them to get established and compete with florida's native species.
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Post by Liguus on Aug 13, 2015 20:28:27 GMT
I wouldn't use the miracle gro soil, as they will eventually ingest the fertilizer that is added to it. That probably won't kill them but I don't think it will be healthy. I'm not sure about the turf builder quick fix grass seed. I can't find anything about added chemicals online, but read the bag first to make sure there is no pest-resistant coating as snails will try to eat seeds.
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Post by Liguus on Aug 13, 2015 19:02:40 GMT
I sympathize with you as my drymaeus have been exceptionally difficult to feed.
I keep making them smoothies and spraying that and solid food with beer but they still prefer lichens, sooty mold, and apparently even tree bark. I figured that captive born snails will be quicker to eat vegetable but this is my first time attempting such a captive raising experiment.
I wonder if any other ingredient than beer could entice snails to eat...
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Post by Liguus on Aug 13, 2015 3:08:40 GMT
This reminded me that I have so much un-edited snail footage from my trip to florida in july! I have to get these video clips into movie maker, and finally upload them! (my channel is Wolfpath Wildlife for those that don't know... and I only have two snail videos posted -_- )
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Post by Liguus on Aug 11, 2015 22:44:26 GMT
I use the same hides as katan, as well as branches and plants in my terrariums. although right now my terrariums look a bit plain since I haven't had the time to buy new plants.
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Post by Liguus on Aug 11, 2015 22:35:43 GMT
I usually just spray them with water as well.
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legal?
Aug 11, 2015 22:33:34 GMT
Post by Liguus on Aug 11, 2015 22:33:34 GMT
This is a bit of a complicated issue which I've begun discussing with the USDA. So far I know any lichen/algae/fungi feeders from florida (like drymaeus and caracolus) are legal to ship across the USA. No GALS of any species are permitted. There is a possibility that foreign snails might be permitted (i.e. non-usa tree snails) but I haven't emailed any organization to figure out if this is true.
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Post by Liguus on Aug 11, 2015 18:10:24 GMT
How many do you have/What size/what species are they? Most garden snails will leave a noticeable impact on vegetables. You can always try spraying the food with a bit of beer as this will entice them to eat it (they like the smell of fermentation).
They do not need to drink from a cotton ball. They will get hydrated from the water content in food, as well as sucking off water droplets from the terrarium when you spray it.
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Post by Liguus on Aug 10, 2015 23:49:18 GMT
10 liters = about 2.3 gallons. If its cepaea I would probably keep about 20 adult snails in it.
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Post by Liguus on Aug 10, 2015 14:27:43 GMT
Wow, nice find! Cepaea don't need any special care, a standard terrarium and diet (fruit/veg, cuttlebone, & protein) is all they need.
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Post by Liguus on Aug 10, 2015 14:05:45 GMT
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Post by Liguus on Aug 9, 2015 15:29:17 GMT
It is unlikely that you will find Cornu for sale in Georgia, and this species is one of the top pests in the USA so transporting of it is not usually legal.
If you want, I have some caracolus marginella for sale and they have made the switch to eating solid vegetables.
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Post by Liguus on Aug 7, 2015 20:12:06 GMT
I would use a spoon.
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Post by Liguus on Aug 7, 2015 0:20:23 GMT
Sure, they will be fine underneath the substrate and you can touch them, but they are fragile to a certain extent and its best to leave them alone when possible.
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Post by Liguus on Aug 7, 2015 0:17:28 GMT
It is a fly larva. They can eat young snails (mostly recently-hatched ones). I would do a full clean in this case; dump and wash everything and start over with new substrate.
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Post by Liguus on Aug 5, 2015 20:58:48 GMT
The caracolus have been successfully weaned onto solid vegetables. The drymaeus still prefers to rasp algae off of bark.
Price has also been lowered.
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Post by Liguus on Aug 2, 2015 20:13:54 GMT
I was just thinking that maybe some snails can differentiate colors like red in order to help them find reddish colored food items like berries which may be less common than greens in their environment.
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Post by Liguus on Aug 1, 2015 23:07:15 GMT
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Post by Liguus on Aug 1, 2015 21:06:43 GMT
I usually look for organic dog treats, as a lot of pet foods have additives in them which may not be safe for snails (i.e. salt, garlic, copper sulfate, etc). unsalted cooked eggs seem to work as well.
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Post by Liguus on Aug 1, 2015 18:46:21 GMT
I'd be interested in repeating the experiment and seeing if I get the same results. Maybe I can find the actual paper online. I thought maybe bright red construction paper would work. I'm going to try it too. I'll post my results when I'm finished. Oh, I meant the scientific paper that goes into the details of the experiment instead of just an article about it.
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Post by Liguus on Aug 1, 2015 12:51:20 GMT
I'd be interested in repeating the experiment and seeing if I get the same results. Maybe I can find the actual paper online.
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Post by Liguus on Jul 31, 2015 13:31:33 GMT
That makes sense. I didn't consider that they would eat rat poison, but they probably could, and likely ate rat feces if they were near rats anyways.
I'm not certain about their lifespan, but I think it's about 5 years in the wild, and a few years longer in captivity.
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Post by Liguus on Jul 31, 2015 0:37:43 GMT
I'm not sure what could be done to detox the snails, if anything. Most medicines will likely harm snails, even the ones made for reptiles. If they are carrying parasites as long as the life cycle is not completed the parasites should die after a while. (many of the parasites need to infect something like a rodent to reproduce). Zachrysia is mainly a vector for rat-lungworm.
There also has been some discussion of giving snails wormwood as a detoxifying agent, but I believe the dosage should be very minimal. I actually grow a number of A. absinthium (absinthe wormwood) around my house so I may try to experiment with offering it to some snails and seeing what it does. I think I'll test it out on the triodopsis snails which are food for my rosywolfs.
Cornmeal mainly purges their gut, so that there is no poo left in the snail before someone eats it. I don't think it will have any effect on parasites in snails.
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