Phantom
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Post by Phantom on Jul 1, 2018 20:29:02 GMT
On Thursday I'll be going on summer vacation for a long time, and I can't bring my snails with me  my dad insisted that I have to release them all to the wild. But I don't wanna say goodbye to my snails! They've been with me for so long and are a part of my family Is there any suggestions for what I can do instead of releasing them? So sad right now, please help... |
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Post by seastar on Jul 1, 2018 23:09:44 GMT
Maybe you could look for someone who could "snail-sit" them? Like, a family member? I'm leaving tomorrow for the week to Cape Cat (a small city in Quebec province, it's the first time I'm going so far from home). Depending on how long you're leaving, maybe some of your friends could do it? With a paper explaining how to take care of snails, everything should be fine (I think?).
Another solution (it's best not to do this unless you absolutely have to) is that you could put comestible, living plants in a very, VERY big container with grass (and all) and put your snails in it?
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Phantom
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Post by Phantom on Jul 2, 2018 10:48:00 GMT
Maybe you could look for someone who could "snail-sit" them? Like, a family member? I'm leaving tomorrow for the week to Cape Cat (a small city in Quebec province, it's the first time I'm going so far from home). Depending on how long you're leaving, maybe some of your friends could do it? With a paper explaining how to take care of snails, everything should be fine (I think?). Another solution (it's best not to do this unless you absolutely have to) is that you could put comestible, living plants in a very, VERY big container with grass (and all) and put your snails in it? I don't think there's someone that can take care of them for that long. The thing about leaving them in a container is how will they get enough humidity? Food is not really a problem. Is it possible to somehow make them hibernate (I'm leaving for like a month)? |
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Post by simple on Jul 5, 2018 22:18:59 GMT
You could leave a small plate with some water on the container, just don't put too much water or the snails may drown. Also, from my experience, snails just seal themselves up for long periods of time if there isn't enough humidity, I needed to soak the entire tank to get them to wake up after going weeks without spraying any water on them.
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Post by dumplingthesnail on Sept 30, 2018 8:44:47 GMT
That’s so sad! Mayb leave them with a friend or cousin ? I would hate having to do that! Once I considered releasing my snails thinking they would be better off without me when my baby snail Boo got crushed,but looking at them I knew I could NEVER. Luckily I have 2 friends who keep snails and could care for mine. 🐌
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Post by natalia_atxa on Oct 4, 2018 19:27:34 GMT
I'm just gonna say I went with my family on a trip (3 weeks or so) and when I came back I found my snails alive, perfectly fine, hibernating. I think snails can last a lot of time that way, but well. Surely they can last a month
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Post by everythingsnails on Oct 24, 2018 13:02:18 GMT
I always go to NYC for New York Fashion week, and I have to leave my snels at home, too. My grandma usually watches them because she loves plants and animals and nature, but if you don’t have anyone in your family that is willing to watch them, maybe ring a friend to snail-sit! Make sure you print or write a little care sheet for whoever is watching them, and/or a daily routine if you and your snails have one.
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Post by witchpig on Jan 28, 2020 0:53:38 GMT
If you've got cash lying around you could purchase a MistKing automatic misting system or a similar machine and set it up to mist them a bit each day. Just leave lots of food in their enclosure and they should be fine. Snails are pretty decent at fasting, so they'll probably do alright.
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my dad insisted that I have to release them all to the wild. But I don't wanna say goodbye to my snails! They've been with me for so long and are a part of my family 
