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Post by gunshotglitter on Oct 23, 2012 14:10:07 GMT
I'm giving my snails broccoli sprouts that I'm growing myself in a water plate on my window lol ;D
My margies barely touch them but the baby aspersas and Cepaeas devour it in a matter of minutes. I have bought a few different types of seeds ( it's those meant for growing sprouts for salads) so I'll tell you which ones they prefer when I will have tried all of them. ^^
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Post by vallery on Oct 24, 2012 5:49:57 GMT
Thanks gunshotglitter  . How exactly are you growing the sprouts? In a certain type of container? Could you show a picture for me? Thank You vallery |
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Post by wibblywobblytimeywimey on Nov 13, 2012 18:38:22 GMT
One thing though. Never EVER give garlic to you snailly friends. This cannot be stressed enough as snails hate the stuff. Its poison to them. One munch and they will be making increased levels of slime until they shrivel up. I think broccoli is acceptable as a source of food, but don't spray fertiliser on it.
Shelldon
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Post by vallery on Dec 26, 2012 19:12:38 GMT
I planted a bunch of different things in my sepia tank. beans and peas and barley. They all sprouted like crazy but the snails don't bother to eat them. Is there something I could sprout in my tank for the cepaeas that they would like to eat? vallery |
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Post by prowljazz on Dec 27, 2012 17:29:10 GMT
One thing though. Never EVER give garlic to you snailly friends. This cannot be stressed enough as snails hate the stuff. Its poison to them. One munch and they will be making increased levels of slime until they shrivel up. I think broccoli is acceptable as a source of food, but don't spray fertiliser on it. Shelldon How Can That Be when it's on the List of Thing GALS are found on re Garlic? www.petsnails.co.uk/documents/achatina-fulica-host-plants.html |
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Post by morningcoffee on Dec 27, 2012 17:43:23 GMT
One thing though. Never EVER give garlic to you snailly friends. This cannot be stressed enough as snails hate the stuff. Its poison to them. One munch and they will be making increased levels of slime until they shrivel up. I think broccoli is acceptable as a source of food, but don't spray fertiliser on it. Shelldon How Can That Be when it's on the List of Thing GALS are found on re Garlic? www.petsnails.co.uk/documents/achatina-fulica-host-plants.htmlI think Shelldon is referring to actual bulbs of garlic with the papery skin removed, rather than the growing plants, leaves and flowers themselves. Snails being found on a particular plant doesn't necessarily mean they are/were eating it at the time either. |
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Post by prowljazz on Dec 27, 2012 17:48:28 GMT
So the Just Started Growing Bulb I have in Prowl's Tank is OK?
Prowl LOVES Spring Green Leaves to climb all over and Eat...
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Post by morningcoffee on Dec 27, 2012 19:08:02 GMT
So the Just Started Growing Bulb I have in Prowl's Tank is OK? Prowl LOVES Spring Green Leaves to climb all over and Eat... I would have thought so personally, but if you're worried it shouldn't be a problem to remove it and replace it with a different seedling |
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Post by glittersniffer on Jan 1, 2013 15:16:37 GMT
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Post by pinkunicorn on Jan 1, 2013 23:46:27 GMT
Haven't tried it but it might be good as holiday food. Doesn't say a lot about ingredients.
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Post by feelahthetigress on Jan 15, 2013 19:16:58 GMT
Hey, so I tried the pear with my snails, but they wouldnt' eat it until it had gone quite mushy, and even then they didn't seem to like it much.
Oh, and I'm wondering about the walnut/almond/pecan. Has anyone tried these? Are they safe and liked by snails?
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Post by prowljazz on Jan 17, 2013 10:55:52 GMT
I Have Garden Peas Growing in Prowl's Tank...
He hasn't Touched Them Yet....
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Post by malacophile on Jan 17, 2013 15:48:12 GMT
Hey, so I tried the pear with my snails, but they wouldnt' eat it until it had gone quite mushy, and even then they didn't seem to like it much. Oh, and I'm wondering about the walnut/almond/pecan. Has anyone tried these? Are they safe and liked by snails? Mine never cared for pear, either. I wonder if slugs and snails are just generally averse to them for some reason? As for the nuts, they're fine to give. Mine love them something fierce!  |
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Post by feelahthetigress on Jan 17, 2013 16:18:59 GMT
Malacophile: Truthfully, I don't care for pears either. They're kind of bland and unappealing to me. Maybe my snails felt the same way. Do you give the nuts in whole pieces or do you need to grind them first? I tried giving my snails snail mix (there's a recipe on the main site) and I have a ground version and a whole version and they don't seem to care much for the ground version. Although they did gnaw on the whole seeds. And then the sunflower seeds sprouted in the tank! Had to remove them though. It's funny, I've been told that snails love the wettened ground snail mix but mine seem to shun it.
P.S. - I'm planning to give the snail jello recipe one more try (tried it previously and they didn't like it) with carrot puree since I know they love carrots. If they won't eat it even then, then I guess I proved that they just don't like snail jello.
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Post by malacophile on Jan 18, 2013 22:25:34 GMT
I usually give them the nuts whole or broken into pieces. I did try mashing some walnut with some mushroom once, though, and they thought it was great.
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Post by feelahthetigress on Jan 19, 2013 5:12:08 GMT
Awesome, I'll try the whole walnuts then!
P.S. - I tried giving my snails a slice of clementine, and they really liked it! I know there's some debate over the safety of citrus fruits, but clementines are much sweeter and milder than normal oranges, and I figure every once in a while couldn't hurt.
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Post by malacophile on Jan 19, 2013 5:52:17 GMT
I fed mine a little piece of navel orange a few times. While they weren't absolutely crazy for it, they did seem to enjoy it and didn't appear to suffer any negative effects.
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Post by feelahthetigress on Jan 20, 2013 1:33:18 GMT
I fed mine a little piece of navel orange a few times. While they weren't absolutely crazy for it, they did seem to enjoy it and didn't appear to suffer any negative effects. Yes, I imagine a simple orange or clementine would be fine, but I wouldn't give them really acidic horrible sour things like lemons/grapefruits/kumquats. Ooh, update on my snail jello: It worked! I made some with carrot baby food, and they really like it! I think the reason they didn't like it before is I had too much gelatin in it, and I don't think they liked the plum flavor. Anyway, anybody who wants the recipe, just ask! |
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Post by tsrebel on Jan 20, 2013 19:27:02 GMT
There is a lot of variation as to what food different individual snails and species like. None of mine will eat mushroom (any special mushrooms you'd recommend?). When it comes to pear, they are divided by specie: My Cepaeas and Achatina zanzibarica love it, the others eat it when nothing else is around. Leptaxis undata is the only specie I have that will eat pumpkin seeds, but all of them love sunflower seed. Lately I've fed my snails lots of honey melon. First I thought it would be the same as pear, but no, all of them love it.
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Post by vallery on Jan 21, 2013 0:48:44 GMT
Hi tsrebel , Thank You. I read your last post and you mentioned your cepaea loving pear. I had never tried giving them pear so after reading your post I did. And they Loved it. It was great to see them munching away at it. I gave it a little squish first before putting it in their tank. My pleurodonte Isabella wouldn't touch the piece I put in their tank. Still haven't. Thanks for the great tip vallery |
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Post by pinkunicorn on Jan 22, 2013 15:40:10 GMT
My deros are finding grilled chicken irresistible. I gave them little strips of the meat closest to the bone where it's least salty, rinsed it and boy, do these guys love it. Little eyestalks wave all around detecting the source of the yummy smell!
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Post by vallery on Jan 23, 2013 11:52:32 GMT
Hi pinkunicorn , What are deros? Are they a type of slug? Could you post a picture here of them? If they are a species of slug do other slugs like grilled chicken? vallery |
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Post by pinkunicorn on Jan 23, 2013 23:08:02 GMT
Oh that's just my new nickname for Deroceras slugs! My little ones. I'm trying to think of short names for different species. It's become a tradition to call some by their genus name (the first part of the Latin name) and others by the species name (the second part). My slugs being Deroceras invadens I should technically call them "invadenses" to differentiate from the laeves and reticulatums, but I don't like that, invadens isn't a pretty name and for example in the case of reticulatums there are already GALS by that name and dubbed retics. And typing "derocerases" has started to annoy me. So, deros (or Deros with capital since the genera are spelled with capitals). (I'm always tempted to call aspersas "aspies" because it sounds cute, but sadly it might sound very wrong to people with Asperger's syndrome, thanks to being used negatively)
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Post by vallery on Jan 24, 2013 8:25:48 GMT
Thank You,
I sometimes call Oxychilus alliarus snails Oxy's but that is simply because I can never remember how to spell it. Ha! Ha!
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Post by feelahthetigress on Jan 26, 2013 22:14:00 GMT
Hey guys, I have figured out how to make calcium blocks! Now you can take calcium carbonate powder, mix it with water and make a hard block for your snails to lick! Yeah, I know everyone uses cuttlefish, but this option was cheaper where I live (I can get 5 lbs. of food grade calcium carbonate powder on ebay for $12) and it's practical to have a cube you can leave in the corner of the tank for the snails. So, in case it helps anyone, I'm going to post the recipe.
Here's the Calcium Block Recipe:
3 parts calcium carbonate powder
1 part water
Or, 1 tbs. calcium powder and 1 tsp. water will make enough for about 1 cube in an ice cube tray.
Mix calcium and water until it forms a thick slurry. Pour into your mold (ice cube tray) or into a candy mold if you have one. If you had to use an ice cube tray, just leave it out for several days until it dries completely. If you have a baking safe mold, you can bake it at 200F. for 2 hours and it'll come out solid. I've found the cubes to be hard enough to hold their shape well, but soft enough for snails to rasp.
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