PH of the substrat

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Should the Ph be alcaline ( above 6.5), slightly acidic ( a bit under that value) or neutral ( 6.5)?
Snails are seen in the wild in different gradient ph , but mostly on alcaline ones, so we should put them on that kind of conditions( regarding GALS) ?
In fact Ph is important for snails, that´s why I´m concerned about.
Thanks.

[Arno]

I would say neutral to alkaline,you can always add shells,eggshells or cuttlefish to the substrat to make it more alkaline.

[Val]

snailwatcher said:

I would say neutral to alkaline,you can always add shells,eggshells or cuttlefish to the substrat to make it more alkaline.

This is certainly true for aquatic snails so I would think the same applies to land snails.

Val

[ceiron]

neutral is 7.0 btw and the soil will prolly be slightly alkaline, usually is.

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is acidic substrate bad for the shell?

[Paul]

Yes, it will slowly dissolve the shell. That is why peat tends to cause more scuffing over time than coir.

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ceiron said:

neutral is 7.0 btw and the soil will prolly be slightly alkaline, usually is.

When you use moss usually isn´t alkaline. That´s why I opened this thread too.
Thanks for the correction, even if the difference isn´t big, still exist, 6.5 to 7.0.

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admin said:

Yes, it will slowly dissolve the shell. That is why peat tends to cause more scuffing over time than coir.

That´s a very important point.