Habitat: Carnivorous plants and snails?

[tsrebel]

I have a rainforest terrarium where I keep my large GALS and a mourning gecko. I think it would be nice to have som carnivorous plants in there. They could eat the flies that my gecko misses and even snail eggs (in stead of putting all of them in the freezer).
BUT: Will the plants hurt my large GALS?
I hope someone has some experience. There are lots of different carnivorous plants, and I would like to get some recommendations!

[heydihoo]

I don't think it has ever been attempted

[foghog]

it will depend on the plant, and it isn't like the plant is going to search out your snail eggs and eat them....plants don;t really move and search to well. furthermore carnivorous plants like a specific type of soil, usually very acidic, and I don;t think it is that great of a environment for your snails. you could probably get away with something like a pitcher plant, but any type of spring leaf, like a venus fly trap will inevitably get your snails when they walk onto the leaves and trigger the release by touching the hairs on the inside of the leaves......if your snails are big enough it won;t harm them, but it will trigger the leaf and thus make it worthless.
I don't know....you could potentially maybe have a plant then wall it off with a screening to stop the snail from getting to it, but allow the insects I suppose though perhaps?

[coyote]

Most carnivorous plants live in habitats that are boggy and very low in certain nutrients. Snails usually do not live in such environments, and because of that, I would hesitate to try that with my snails.

[coyote]

And as foghog said, the acidic nature of the habitat would not be the best for the snails' shells.

[tsrebel]

Thanks for answering!
I would of course have to place the eggs on the plant myself ;P
The acidic soil could be contained inside a pot. After thinking it over I will probably place the carnivorous plant outside the terrarium. Better safe than sorry.