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Post by snerdahmik on Sept 29, 2019 0:48:41 GMT
I recently got a shrimpy little decollate snail, and I'm going to be fattening the poor baby up. Does anyone know much about this species? I don't suppose they're much different than a regular snail, but all of their organs are in a different shape than I'm used to, AND they prefer meat! I'll be feeding it earthworms and any eggs my snails lay. Would it catch a parasite from eating bait worms? Are there any needs that are different from strictly herbivorous snails? It looks old, judging by the size of its shell. It hasn't figured out what the cuttlebone is for yet, and it has a very thin shell. Does anyone suppose it'd eat it's own eggs if they can reproduce asexually?
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Post by Liguus on Sept 30, 2019 4:45:58 GMT
They are not as carnivorous as something like a Rosy Wolfsnail so you can still offer them a variety of fruits and vegetables. They will be healthier eating a variety of foods on top of whatever meat they eat. Not sure what they could catch from the bait worms but I guess anything is possible. If I were you I would try feeding them cooked shrimp, rehydrated bloodworms, possibly some extra chicken, eggs, and seeing how it responds. Since they eat fruit & veg too they should have no problems scavenging a large variety of protein sources and don't necessarily require live food items.
The shell on all decollate snails seems to break off as they grow. I'm not sure anything can be done about it. It may take it a while to get used to the cuttlebone but It should realize it's edible in a couple of weeks.
It likely won't want to eat it's own eggs.
"Self-fertilization and Genetic Population Structure in a Colonizing Land Snail" by Selander & Kaufman suggests that self-fertilization may be very common in this species, so you may have good luck getting eggs even with just one snail.
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Post by snerdahmik on Oct 1, 2019 15:17:37 GMT
They are not as carnivorous as something like a Rosy Wolfsnail so you can still offer them a variety of fruits and vegetables. They will be healthier eating a variety of foods on top of whatever meat they eat. Not sure what they could catch from the bait worms but I guess anything is possible. If I were you I would try feeding them cooked shrimp, rehydrated bloodworms, possibly some extra chicken, eggs, and seeing how it responds. Since they eat fruit & veg too they should have no problems scavenging a large variety of protein sources and don't necessarily require live food items. The shell on all decollate snails seems to break off as they grow. I'm not sure anything can be done about it. It may take it a while to get used to the cuttlebone but It should realize it's edible in a couple of weeks. It likely won't want to eat it's own eggs. "Self-fertilization and Genetic Population Structure in a Colonizing Land Snail" by Selander & Kaufman suggests that self-fertilization may be very common in this species, so you may have good luck getting eggs even with just one snail. Thank you so much! That was really helpful!
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