dany9050
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Post by dany9050 on May 13, 2023 11:57:31 GMT
Okay I started new terarrium for my snail and bought arcadia earth mix and mixed it with coco fiber, the arcadia earth mix have minerals in it, worm castings and something with lava rocks, I am scared that my snail can die because of it, right now he is exploring it I will send a pictures of my terarrium please help ASAP I am scared
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dany9050
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Post by dany9050 on May 13, 2023 11:59:46 GMT
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Post by SuspiciousBagel on May 16, 2023 18:44:25 GMT
Dany!! Hello!! The soil mix is okay. There's no need to worry! I haven't tried arcadia earth mix myself but if it's for reptiles it'll be okay for snails  coco fiber is okay too. I'm so sorry for my late reply! One thing to note is the rocks aren't that necessary- i don't know if maybe you put it down as a drainage layer but snails don't need one and it can be a pain to maintain- like keeping the layer of rocks separate from the soil. You can mix the rocks into the soil, or keep them as they are, or remove them, either way they won't hurt your snail. |
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dany9050
Archachatina marginata
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Post by dany9050 on May 17, 2023 5:29:59 GMT
Hello dear Bagel! Thanks for reply I really appreciate it, yeah I understand that about drainage level, but I will not mind if the soil get there, the snail is doing alright but he really likes to sleep on glass and hanging down, this night I dont know if he had came down but he just moved on the glass I dont know why, There is about three small slugs from the moss I get from nature in my area, there is about four small snails but they are very small, the humidity is around 80%, I got two isopds porcolio something, Yesterday I have noticed that there is a earthworm, he was looking from the moss I am trying to catch him because I heard they like to climb in snails breathing hole, there are som other bugs as well. His mantle seems to me a little puffy but I dont know IF it just because of hanging down from the glass
Photos:https://imgur.com/a/SgKH2ys
Thanks bagel, thanks for your wisdom
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dany9050
Archachatina marginata
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Post by dany9050 on May 17, 2023 16:51:52 GMT
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Post by SuspiciousBagel on May 21, 2023 10:52:48 GMT
Hi again, sorry I missed the bit on your snail's puffy mantle. That's perfectly normal and should reduce in the next few days/weeks if it hasn't already. It, er, probably means your snail wanted to mate. It happens alot with helix pomatia (which im pretty sure your snail is).
In rare cases swelling on a snail can be a result of a reaction to pesticides or other chemicals but, again, it doesn't look bad so I doubt it is. The other animals are fine too, minus the slugs which i would remove if possible as slug slime can irritate snails. It is very rare for earthworms to go into snail's breathing holes if possible at all as snails can shut their breathing holes at will and will do so if something is near it, so they also aren't a problem. Just watch out for snail mites- they are small, white bugs which will crawl into your snails' breathing hole. They are parasitic so obviously not something you want. If you bring in soil, moss, etc from outside there is a chance they will be on it so just be careful.
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dany9050
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Post by dany9050 on May 24, 2023 20:38:58 GMT
Hi bagel, I hope you are doing well, the snail is doing great he is eating and I am satisfied with the terarrium and all those things, so thanks for all your help and everything, I will write here for help If anything happens. Thanks again and you are a good person 😎
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coco fiber is okay too. I'm so sorry for my late reply! One thing to note is the rocks aren't that necessary- i don't know if maybe you put it down as a drainage layer but snails don't need one and it can be a pain to maintain- like keeping the layer of rocks separate from the soil. You can mix the rocks into the soil, or keep them as they are, or remove them, either way they won't hurt your snail.