Katie
Achatina tincta
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Post by Katie on Jun 23, 2009 18:47:29 GMT
Hello everyone.
I have been meaning to ask this for a very long time, just haven't got round to it.
You knwo the room that you keep you snails in, after a while of having your snailies, does it absolutely stink?!
my bedroom reaks! Its so bad that i can't go in there sometimes, which is a problem seeing as i sleep in there. I keep the windows open, try to clean it with polisher as much as i can, but the smell wont budge! I'v had enough!
Any idea how to get wrid? Thanks x
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Post by Snail Lover. on Jun 23, 2009 18:54:19 GMT
HaHa, mine too, it doesnt stink but it smells snaily even though my tanks very clean.
Everyone who enters my room smells it haha.
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Dusk
Achatina tincta
In ur viv stealin ur snailets
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Post by Dusk on Jun 23, 2009 19:13:11 GMT
If they're smelling that bad, then something isn't right. I've got eight tanks at present in a similar sized space and there's no noticeable odour....
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Katie
Achatina tincta
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Post by Katie on Jun 23, 2009 19:24:49 GMT
Ok, i have just been a checked through them, and am trying to come up with some reasons ;;
Two of my snails recently died, and i didn't notice, so they were left in the tank for about a day. (i know this makes me sound real bad but i was busy with GCSE's and what not :S)
The moss at the bottom of the tank, or the food.
Food gets cleared out once a day, and i am having to cut down on the amount i give them, due to money problems.
the moss just smells like moss, and the tank. It could be the food?
Any ideas?
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Rachel
Archachatina puylaerti
They see me snailin'
Posts: 1,183
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Post by Rachel on Jun 23, 2009 19:37:21 GMT
try cleaning the tank with lemon juice, and put a little in with water in a spray mister then spraying round the room.
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Post by Snail Lover. on Jun 24, 2009 6:07:17 GMT
My room doesnt smell like reallyyy bad, i just smell a sort of soily snail smell
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lucyjames
Achatina immaculata
I iz da King...
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Post by lucyjames on Jun 24, 2009 6:11:41 GMT
I have one large viv, and 4 smaller snaily tubs, and the only time I notice any odour is when I have old food in there... And I am really sensitive to smells... I hate them!!!!!
Perhaps there is a little bit of food that a snaily dragged off somewhere?
I agree that lemon juice is a good natural cleaner, and you can always use a tiny bit of lemon or orange oil in a vaporiser to try and neutralise smells without the need for these industrial chemicals like Oust!!!!
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coyote
Archachatina papyracea
Cochleas ego amo
Posts: 2,955
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Post by coyote on Jun 25, 2009 5:48:27 GMT
It's possible the humidity is just high enough to cause a little mildew to grow -- not enough to be visible, but enough to start to create a smell.
ETA: Inside the tank, that is, not inside the actual room.
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zakalwe
Achatina achatina
Baby Amber Snails YAAAAAAAAAAAYYY!!!!
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Post by zakalwe on Jul 1, 2009 11:55:30 GMT
I have an issue with this too. I think coyote is right, if there isn't any decent airflow to help prevent mould growth than it's going to get really stinky real quick. I'm planning on "mickey mousing" a fan and a vent into the top of the aquarium I'm using to keep my snails in at the moment to get around this.
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Rachel
Archachatina puylaerti
They see me snailin'
Posts: 1,183
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Post by Rachel on Jul 1, 2009 12:14:48 GMT
i find a blast with the hairdryer on the cool setting (holding well away from the tank of course) helps
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zakalwe
Achatina achatina
Baby Amber Snails YAAAAAAAAAAAYYY!!!!
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Post by zakalwe on Jul 1, 2009 18:51:29 GMT
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lynn22
Archachatina marginata
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Post by lynn22 on Aug 12, 2009 12:31:56 GMT
My dining room doesnt smell but i definately noticed that after I put the cuttle fish in the tank what with the humidity & heat mat I could smell it when i open the tank lid, the cuttlefish is now a few days old & the smell is much less.
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