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Post by leastseal on Mar 16, 2022 12:02:19 GMT
I noticed some fungus nats in my snail vivarium and im curious if adding some spiders would be a good way to get rid of them?
I also curious about adding wolf spiders to eat baby snails (if the even eat those)? and would wolf spiders also be a good way to keep a isopod population from getting out of hand?
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snaileyhammy
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Hi I am Hammy! I adore snails and slugs.
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Post by snaileyhammy on Mar 20, 2022 4:30:37 GMT
Hello! There are definitely better alternatives to getting rid of fungus gnats. I would suggest airing out the terrarium and removing any moldy food, ASAP. I am not totally sure if wolf spiders, or spiders in general, would eat fungus gnats, baby snails, etc. I also don’t know if they can cohabit, because I have no experience with wolf spiders. Therefore, I don’t know what conditions a wolf spider needs. But I will definitely look into that for you when I find the time!
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Post by leastseal on Mar 20, 2022 12:08:25 GMT
I got some fly traps on the way so I will try to air out to see if I can catch them, was mainly thinking of wolf spiders since they dont web much and go on the ground to eat the baby snails.
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Post by SuspiciousBagel on Apr 16, 2022 19:06:43 GMT
VERY late reply but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not put spiders in the tank. Its not necessary. The spider will not have a good time and neither will the snails. I don't know if wolf spiders will even eat snails but they sure will stress both parties out. Reading up on a husbandry guide it doesn't look like their housing requirements are compatible either. To get rid of fungus gnats the best thing to do is make your tank completely airtight and add harmless hypoasis mites which will eat the gnats without hurting the snails. And if you have a baby snail problem, you need to be regularly checking for eggs and babies and culling them. The only animal other than snails that should be in the same tank as them are CUC (clean-up crews) like isopods and springtails and the hypoasis mites. NOTHING ELSE.
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Post by leastseal on Apr 21, 2022 21:38:16 GMT
I see, I managed to get rid of the gnats by placing fly traps near the viariums so no biological control was needed
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