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Post by tweenytwinkies on Jun 10, 2020 14:44:44 GMT
I just found out that I have some snails that are considered invasive in TX and I have a lot of Rumina decollata.... should I keep them with the native ones or separate them?? I noticed how they were using the larger garden snails as free piggy back rides and eating the food faster than them and overall being... well invasive lolol but I still care for them a lot! especially now because some of them laid eggs (not sure who) so hopefully they balance out a bit.  My garden snails are my babies so I hope they turn out to be okay.... |
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Post by pasi9 on Jun 10, 2020 15:13:48 GMT
I've never kept them myself, but since rumina decollata are known to eat other snails I'd be wary of putting any others in with them.
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Post by tweenytwinkies on Jun 10, 2020 15:22:27 GMT
I've never kept them myself, but since rumina decollata are known to eat other snails I'd be wary of putting any others in with them. Well they are very small so hopefully they aren’t as dangerous. I’ll try to figure something out... |
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Post by morningcoffee on Jun 10, 2020 15:52:41 GMT
I've never kept them myself, but since rumina decollata are known to eat other snails I'd be wary of putting any others in with them. Well they are very small so hopefully they aren’t as dangerous. I’ll try to figure something out... Rumina decollata are predatory and will happily eat snails & slugs much larger than them. Keeping them with other species of snail is a bad idea unless you want to use the other species as food. |
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Post by tweenytwinkies on Jun 10, 2020 16:07:54 GMT
Well they are very small so hopefully they aren’t as dangerous. I’ll try to figure something out... Rumina decollata are predatory and will happily eat snails & slugs much larger than them. Keeping them with other species of snail is a bad idea unless you want to use the other species as food. oh my... okay, i'm not sure if i should release them because they are invasive and predatory, i don't have the heart to harm them in any way.. |
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Post by tweenytwinkies on Jun 10, 2020 16:55:25 GMT
update: I've placed them back outside. (yes i know im not doing the best thing but i cant kill them)
if the eggs are the invasive ones ill wait till they grow and let them loose.
i'm also getting a giant African land snail i'm about to cry this is so exciting
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Post by etana on Jun 10, 2020 17:34:22 GMT
Please don't release an invasive species of any animal. Get another tank and separate the snails, and you can keep all of them without problems.
Edit: I'm sorry, I misread, apparently you already did release them. Well I'll leave this here anyway for future reference.
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Post by morningcoffee on Jun 10, 2020 18:01:02 GMT
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Post by tweenytwinkies on Jul 21, 2020 15:33:28 GMT
Please don't release an invasive species of any animal. Get another tank and separate the snails, and you can keep all of them without problems. Edit: I'm sorry, I misread, apparently you already did release them. Well I'll leave this here anyway for future reference. I’m sorry I was very panicked and I didn’t have another tank for them. Thank you for correcting me and I’ll use this is future reference! |
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My garden snails are my babies so I hope they turn out to be okay....
