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Post by sezzy5889 on Sept 12, 2005 9:24:19 GMT
I read that you can encourage breeding by putting the two snails you want to breed in to a small enclosure (not too small) with little or no substrate plenty of food and a bit of cuttlebone, because being in a small area not able to burrow they will have less time to focus on their surroundings and more time to focus on eachother  |
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Arno
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Post by Arno on Sept 12, 2005 18:09:21 GMT
They also wouldn't be able to burrow their eggs.....I guess snails will breed when they're ready for it......
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Post by natrat84 on Sept 12, 2005 20:46:20 GMT
I can't see it working. Like Arno says, where would they lay their eggs. I guess they can store sperm, but. Hmm Don't know. I guess its worth a shot if someone is really desperate for theirs to breed. Nat  |
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Post by sezzy5889 on Sept 12, 2005 21:35:11 GMT
yeah but you would keep an eye on them and put them back after breeding
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Post by Paul on Sept 12, 2005 21:50:43 GMT
I've seen commercial snail farms use a pot of substrate so the snails lay their eggs in the pot. However, whether the snails choose to spend time there is debatable, possibly not.
I think there is some merit in the idea, because one snail can induce another to mate. So a smaller tank would bring about an encounter quicker. I think a period of separation beforehand may help also.
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Post by sezzy5889 on Sept 13, 2005 9:46:57 GMT
Yeah, i think i might try it :-)
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