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Post by ratticus on Jan 23, 2008 20:48:09 GMT
Right, my snails are in the care of my mother at the moment, due to inclement weather, and I got a rather worrying phone call today.
She found three white worms, about three milimetres long, one of them with a "sort of lump like a slug has" on the back of it. She disposed of them, and said she can't see any more in the substrate (coir) but I'm still worried. Where the hell did they come from? What were they? They sound like the nematodes we use in the lab, and as far as I remember nematodes and snails don't mix.
What do I do?
EDIT - She's found two more worms, one stuck to Bas' underside, possibly in his stool, the other in the soil.
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Post by whodoesntlovesnails on Jan 31, 2008 4:03:57 GMT
first of all, can u not swear. and about the worms, they might be something that was living in the dirt you have, and i think ur right, they're not nematodes. but could possibly be baby common earth worms.
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Post by Rachel on Jan 31, 2008 18:28:02 GMT
ok, this is a don't panic moment, i think who is right.
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Post by whodoesntlovesnails on Jan 31, 2008 23:42:36 GMT
thanks, i did some research on these small white worms, and there is a very good chance that these worms will not be harmful to you or your snails. i am almost 100% sure that these worms are some type of baby worm, and that is why they are still white. have you found any more worms yet?
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Post by ilovesnails99 on Jan 31, 2008 23:49:08 GMT
are common earth worms dangerous?
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Post by coyote on Feb 1, 2008 19:38:44 GMT
Earthworms eat decomposing material. Unless a snail is dead, an earthworm will not eat it. AFAIK, earthworms pose no danger to snails.
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Post by whodoesntlovesnails on Feb 2, 2008 0:54:44 GMT
your right coyote, earth worms are definentaly not dangerous, unless you are a pile of dirt. lol
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Post by Rachel on Feb 2, 2008 11:46:00 GMT
your right coyote, earth worms are definentaly not dangerous, unless you are a pile of dirt. lol lol, or my dads lawn, long story...  ;D |
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Post by ratticus on Feb 3, 2008 0:51:39 GMT
Haven't found any more, so panic's over, and I'm sorry - I didn't even notice I'd sworn.
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Post by whodoesntlovesnails on Feb 4, 2008 1:57:38 GMT
Haven't found any more, so panic's over, and I'm sorry - I didn't even notice I'd sworn. no problem, it happens 2 everybody. i'm glad 2 hear that the worms didnt cause any trouble  |
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