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Post by helptoall on Feb 8, 2021 3:57:48 GMT
Hi, yesterday a snail ate some paper that wasnear his box, i left it opened excidently. Do you know how bad is it? Is there something you suggestdoing?
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Post by helptoall on Feb 8, 2021 3:58:52 GMT
It was normal white paper with pen writing on it and green 'bristol' paper
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Post by wolf on Feb 8, 2021 10:40:54 GMT
Hi helptoall,
several snail species have some endogenous cellulases, so they can digest cellulose. That´s not a problem at all. Some snails love to eat paper. What kind of snail do you own? That´s always important to know.
Only the pen writing could possibly do some harm, but the amount of pen ink should be very low. So let`s hope the best.
Kind regards: wolf
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Post by snaileyhammy on Feb 8, 2021 18:02:29 GMT
Hi! As long as your snail doesn’t eat it all the time it’s ok. Just give him a nice veggie meal and he/she should be fine.
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Post by spacefix on Feb 10, 2021 10:38:56 GMT
Nothing, it will cost, I hope, not a newspaper. Mine also ran away and ate the instructions on glossy paper, a decent piece. If the snail ate the paper accidentally - it's okay, but you can not feed the paper, because it is not natural cellulose, but with dyes, chemicals, adhesives and starch. |
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