optimus
Achatina achatina
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Post by optimus on Jan 30, 2017 22:02:32 GMT
Whether sand Suitable as a primer?
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Post by etana on Jan 31, 2017 15:32:16 GMT
Few land snails live on sand. If this is for your Achatina fulica, coir is very good, and you can add a bit of moss.
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Cashell
Archachatina puylaerti
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Post by Cashell on Jan 31, 2017 16:39:46 GMT
I'd avoid using sand as a substrate, unless you keep one of those lesser kept desert species.
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optimus
Achatina achatina
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Post by optimus on Jan 31, 2017 17:38:38 GMT
I'd avoid using sand as a substrate, unless you keep one of those lesser kept desert species. what's wrong in the sand?
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Post by diegothesnailkeeper on Jan 31, 2017 22:13:50 GMT
I'd avoid using sand as a substrate, unless you keep one of those lesser kept desert species. what's wrong in the sand? First of all sand dosent really retain humidity that well and snails need a lot of humidity. Second snails get useful bacteria from things like soil they use the bacteria for digestion and with sand it won't have the useful bacteria. lastly snails like to burrow into soil and other substrates and sand isn't really a good substrate cause while the snail burrows the sand would stick to it and go inside the shell and so on and so forth possibly making the snail sick. I hope this answers your question:) Diego Edit: this is only applicable to land snails like achatina fulica if your asking about aquatic snails like an apple snail then I'm not sure if its bad for the snail since he lives underwater.
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optimus
Achatina achatina
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Post by optimus on Jan 31, 2017 22:43:24 GMT
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Cashell
Archachatina puylaerti
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Post by Cashell on Feb 1, 2017 4:25:26 GMT
Heh, Diego beat me to it, and he's right.
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Post by diegothesnailkeeper on Feb 1, 2017 11:24:41 GMT
Heh, Diego beat me to it, and he's right. hahahahaha its alright you'll get another chance hahaha
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