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Post by sargiar on Jun 3, 2021 13:12:15 GMT
So I woke up this morning to a terrarium full of baby snails.... can somebody tell me what I should do? How to care for them... how to re home them.. 🤦🏻♀️
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snaileyhammy
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Post by snaileyhammy on Jun 4, 2021 0:56:07 GMT
Hello! Congrats on baby snails! You could find someone nearby who will take them, or I have a rescue and I can help you re-home them. www.starlightsnailrescue.com/ Since there are laws about snails, we have to be pretty nearby. (I’m in TN) I can help you find someone near you who will take some of them, or I can raise them for you. (Although it would be hard if you were farther away) It is all up to you though! I hope this helped!  |
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Post by NoodleTheRetic on Jun 17, 2021 16:26:47 GMT
Hello, if you took the original snails out of the wild or they are a native species then you can just set the babies free, if you didn’t then and you can’t look after them all you could sell them/give them away.
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snaileyhammy
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Post by snaileyhammy on Jun 17, 2021 21:05:28 GMT
You can do that, although they do not live very long in the wild.
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Post by NoodleTheRetic on Jun 18, 2021 17:31:34 GMT
You can do that, although they do not live very long in the wild. True, but it could be the only option and the best one as it would be hard to look after that many snails with the right care. |
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snaileyhammy
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Post by snaileyhammy on Jun 18, 2021 20:29:44 GMT
Yes, that is true. I just feel like the babies are worth the fight. I would just say find people nearby or find a rescue.
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Post by schartzaye on Aug 7, 2021 8:28:02 GMT
You can do that, although they do not live very long in the wild. Okay so excuse me but what in the world makes you believe that the babies of a wild caught snail wouldn't live in the wild as God intended them to?? Lol |
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Post by SuspiciousBagel on Aug 7, 2021 10:22:06 GMT
Please do not release captive bred baby snails into the wild! You'd be giving the runts (About 90% of a snail clutch will be born deformed and unhealthy and scarcely live to adulthood let alone breed and pass on their bad genes if born in the wild) an unfair advantage and a much higher chance to live because they've been safe from danger so far and provided with food, calcium etc. if they'd been born in the wild from the beginning a lot of them would've died off already. It can really damage the health of your local snail population. Not to mention there's usually laws on it and can only be done by those with specific licences and reason to. If you don't want the babies, the nicest thing you can do is euthanise them by crushing swiftly under a book or another heavy object. You can also try to rehome them but there's way too many snails already needing homes out there and I doubt you'd find anyone to take them. Just take a look at Pets4Homes, Preloved, etc and you'll see pages of snails that need rehoming. In the future you should crush any eggs you see before they hatch as this avoids having to actually kill anything alive. If it helps, as so many are runts chances are only a handful are actual healthy snails that would make it to adulthood. If you do want to keep the babies, you'll need immediately cull any smaller snails and keep on doing so every two weeks or so in order to maintain good genetic lines in your pet snails, allowing for those kept to grow to their maximum potential and live longer until they're about 2 months old or so. cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/563712339329810444/770817756093743164/The_Ultimate_Guide_to_Breeding_and_Culling_Land_Snails.pdf^^ I strongly urge you to read through this breeding and culling guide. It'll give you all the info you need. |
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Post by snaileyhammy on Aug 7, 2021 22:17:29 GMT
You can do that, although they do not live very long in the wild. Okay so excuse me but what in the world makes you believe that the babies of a wild caught snail wouldn't live in the wild as God intended them to?? Lol The parents were caught from the wild, but the babies are now captive bred. It can be rather harsh to release these babies into the wild, they won't live as long, etc. In the US you do not need a license to actually release snails (depending on area), but isn't a good idea. If a lot of these babies survive and reproduce areas can be overrun, etc. Nobody has scientific evidence that captive bred snails will do awful in the wild, but it is assumed. Snails have a lot of threats in wild, animals, people,.. Some of these snails will be runts as well and may not survive. I will always recommend for you to assess the situation before doing anything. Count how many babies you actually have, and reach out to people nearby to see if they can take the snails. Talk to your local fish and game services to see if you can do a release, etc. If you can't raise the babies or find them new owners, then you can go to further things like euthanasia. Although, if you do not live in the US, it is a different story. You should defiantly read up on what you may have to do though. |
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