hatching slugs?

[Moracai]

I brought home 4 leapoard slugs last weekend, just to observe for a few days. I realeased them into the garden, but they seem to have blessed me with 2 batches of eggs before leaving.
Question is, should I bury the eggs in the garden, or is it best to hatch them and then release them in the spring.
Thoughts and opinions appreciated

[sezzy5889]

burying them in the garden now after being laid in a warm house may kill them, if you are prepared to hatch and raise them then i would do so, if not them bury them outside (it can't be any worse than freezing)

[Moracai]

yes, i figured it would probably kill the eggs to put them outside but thought i would ask anyway. So, how does one go about hatching them? Same as snail eggs?

[goose]

I kept a leopard slug once - the eggs hatched at room temperature fine - the slug was kept on soil and moist tissue paper and I left the eggs on this. I released the babies soon after hatching - they like to munch on each other!

[Moracai]

Thanks for that goose
they are at room temp, in a vented tub in coir, with a small layer of coir on top, pretty much how the parents left them. so that sounds ok?
Ho long do they take to hatch?

[goose]

Gosh it was quite a while ago - when I was a teen - I kept all sorts of creepy crawlies! I think it was 8-10 days - how you are keeping the eggs sounds absolutely fine - good luck with them!

[Moracai]

thanks

[mary]

leapoard slugs
Where are they from? Are they exotics?

[hic]

garden slugs in the uk
we get allot of these here aswell