floralswan
Archachatina marginata
My baby snails are getting big!!
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Post by floralswan on Jul 3, 2015 21:19:09 GMT
What do I feed baby snail plz help
~thx~
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2015 2:03:35 GMT
I think they can eat what the adults eat but in smaller quantities. When my babies hatched, I fed them tiny pieces of lettuce and they were just fine. They ate lettuce for the first month and a half of their life, them I introduced new food. Now that they are about 8 months old, they get the same food the adults get.
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Katan
Achatina achatina
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Post by Katan on Jul 4, 2015 2:21:32 GMT
Also, make sure they get lots of calcium to grow their shell! Are they land or aquatic?
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Post by astana on Jul 4, 2015 5:28:19 GMT
I would feed them something soft, but nutritious. I gave mine mashed fish flakes/romaine/tomato sprinkled with crushed egg shells, but romaine will do well too.
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Post by etana on Jul 4, 2015 5:52:03 GMT
Baby snails can feed on every kind of food that the adults feed on, just make sure if you offer wet foods (such as tomato insides) that they don't drown in it. Their tiny radulas work so grating or mashing food is not a necessity, though super thin slices of slicable foods are always a snaily favourite.  It's also good for them to get used to many kinds of tastes when small, they will be easier to feed as adults that way. |
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Zorst
Achatina tincta
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Post by Zorst on Jul 4, 2015 21:12:01 GMT
All the baby snails here get fed a wide varity of foods based around thin raw slices of sweet potatos as this is a great food sorce thatthey all love.
Zorst
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Cashell
Archachatina puylaerti
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Post by Cashell on Jul 4, 2015 21:50:02 GMT
I typically give my baby snails lettuce, carrots, apple and squash which is pretty much the same as I do for my adults. One thing though, never give them watery things like grapes, tomatoes or watermelons.
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floralswan
Archachatina marginata
My baby snails are getting big!!
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Post by floralswan on Jul 5, 2015 5:13:06 GMT
Katan there land snails. thx everyone!!
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Post by Ju5tice on Mar 30, 2017 2:55:14 GMT
What can you feed a baby river snail that you get out of a pond?
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Post by GUTNATION on Apr 18, 2018 2:04:37 GMT
my snails stay neutral and just stick to the walls. Are they eating and getting water or do i need to do somthing different? |
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Post by seastar on Apr 18, 2018 2:20:30 GMT
You can put them in the food from time to time and/or check if there's poop on the walls. If there's poop, then your snails are all happy and healthy! |
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Post by etana on Apr 18, 2018 6:57:09 GMT
They won't starve to death. Just keep food available and if you want evidence of it getting eaten when you're not looking, watch for little nibbling marks on it and poop that is the same colour as the food.
If you only just caught your snails, it's normal that they are very inactive for the first couple days.
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