Pictures???? Please???
Calling all PET SNAIL people
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Alex and the Redfoot
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I'm open to the name suggestions at the moment. "William" is nice, so noted that
The_Four_Toed_Edward
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Hey!
I thought we could share our snail set up's for inspiration. I can't wait to hear about your snail homes
I have one fake plant, a changing variety of safe plants from outside and a plant pot partially dug underground for shelter. I also have a log from outside to climb over and for decoration. During the summer I try to feed as many weeds as possible, in the winter Niilo gets the same grocery store diet as Edward. For substrate I have coco coir and of course cuttlebone always available. Currently I don't have any heating, since the whole room is a quite stable 25C during the summer.
I used to house Niilo and his sibling in a 40L plastic tub with a similar set up as now. But as Niilo has grown he is currently housed in a modified greenhouse (and probably will be for the rest of his life). This is the exact product ( https://www.clasohlson.com/fi/Minikasvihuone-ruukkukasveille/p/31-5913 ). It is a good size (77 cm x 40 cm x 38 cm inside the enclosure, or about 117 liters) and pretty aesthetic in my opinion. It is only available here in the Nordics, as far as I know, but I believe you will be able to find something similar. I found some with the search term "Mini greenhouse prpagator on legs".
I will try to take some photos later
I thought we could share our snail set up's for inspiration. I can't wait to hear about your snail homes
I have one fake plant, a changing variety of safe plants from outside and a plant pot partially dug underground for shelter. I also have a log from outside to climb over and for decoration. During the summer I try to feed as many weeds as possible, in the winter Niilo gets the same grocery store diet as Edward. For substrate I have coco coir and of course cuttlebone always available. Currently I don't have any heating, since the whole room is a quite stable 25C during the summer.
I used to house Niilo and his sibling in a 40L plastic tub with a similar set up as now. But as Niilo has grown he is currently housed in a modified greenhouse (and probably will be for the rest of his life). This is the exact product ( https://www.clasohlson.com/fi/Minikasvihuone-ruukkukasveille/p/31-5913 ). It is a good size (77 cm x 40 cm x 38 cm inside the enclosure, or about 117 liters) and pretty aesthetic in my opinion. It is only available here in the Nordics, as far as I know, but I believe you will be able to find something similar. I found some with the search term "Mini greenhouse prpagator on legs".
I will try to take some photos later
I will definitely post some of Gary’s set up soon!!!!Hey!
I thought we could share our snail set up's for inspiration. I can't wait to hear about your snail homes
I have one fake plant, a changing variety of safe plants from outside and a plant pot partially dug underground for shelter. I also have a log from outside to climb over and for decoration. During the summer I try to feed as many weeds as possible, in the winter Niilo gets the same grocery store diet as Edward. For substrate I have coco coir and of course cuttlebone always available. Currently I don't have any heating, since the whole room is a quite stable 25C during the summer.
I used to house Niilo and his sibling in a 40L plastic tub with a similar set up as now. But as Niilo has grown he is currently housed in a modified greenhouse (and probably will be for the rest of his life). This is the exact product ( https://www.clasohlson.com/fi/Minikasvihuone-ruukkukasveille/p/31-5913 ). It is a good size (77 cm x 40 cm x 38 cm inside the enclosure, or about 117 liters) and pretty aesthetic in my opinion. It is only available here in the Nordics, as far as I know, but I believe you will be able to find something similar. I found some with the search term "Mini greenhouse prpagator on legs".
I will try to take some photos later
I am wondering if snails like to be loners?
Or would he like a friend???
Scared to come home one day and his head is bitten off by a roommate!!!
Any suggestions???
I am not sure about pairs, but as far as I can see around my garden, they gather in groups to mate, eat, drink and sleep. So pairs I think are a no no, especially since you can't (?) tell the gender? Are snails hermaphroditic?
The_Four_Toed_Edward
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Yeah, snails don't have a gender in that sorts. Tammy is correct, they are hermaphroditic. Snails do well both in pairs or groups, but they have to be the same species and size. If there is a size difference, the smaller one might be injured or eaten, since eating children is normal for some snail species. Of course the downside of having multiple snails is that there will be breeding. Snails can breed multiple times thought the year, a calcium supply is very important for egg production. Of course having multiple snails comes with a higher risk of death, since there are many things that can go wrong with reproduction, especially the egg carrying snail is at risk of death (though I don't know how high that risk is).
Having multiple snails will bring enrichment to the snails and make their life more natural. There are some studies showing that during dry season snails will nestle together to maintain humidity. But the choice is yours, I haven't seen any evidence suggesting that housing snails alone is cruel.
Having multiple snails will bring enrichment to the snails and make their life more natural. There are some studies showing that during dry season snails will nestle together to maintain humidity. But the choice is yours, I haven't seen any evidence suggesting that housing snails alone is cruel.
The_Four_Toed_Edward
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Sorry for the lighting...
I finally ended up taking the pictures without the lid on the enclosure since I didn't want to flash my face on the internet for everyone to see 😅 You can also see the biggest pro and the con of this enclosure, the lid de-attaches pretty low and takes part of the walls with it. PRO: Easier to clean CON: Hard to open since you will have to flip the lid up side down if you don't wan't all the condensation dripping on whatever you place the lid on.
I finally ended up taking the pictures without the lid on the enclosure since I didn't want to flash my face on the internet for everyone to see 😅 You can also see the biggest pro and the con of this enclosure, the lid de-attaches pretty low and takes part of the walls with it. PRO: Easier to clean CON: Hard to open since you will have to flip the lid up side down if you don't wan't all the condensation dripping on whatever you place the lid on.
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Alex and the Redfoot
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5 minutes of staring at the photo... and I've found the snail!
The_Four_Toed_Edward
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Well, it is a sign that the enclousure is the approriate size and has enough hides lol I mean you wouldn't see them in nature unless you were really looking 😅
I don't have snails but this thread is fascinating!
The_Four_Toed_Edward
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Hello Edward!!
May we have an update on Nilo ???
Has he come out of his little shell yet?
Thinking of you. ❤️🙏
🐌 slurp.
May we have an update on Nilo ???
Has he come out of his little shell yet?
Thinking of you. ❤️🙏
🐌 slurp.
@Chefdenoel10 what do you use for Gary?
Heeeyyyyy!!!!! 😍
I am sooo happy to hear you are getting snail pets!!!! 😃👍
I can’t remember which kind of moss I used for Gary but I think it was from the Galapagos???
I think what you have is fine though.…?
Please wait for others to answer as I don’t want to be the killer of your family.
Here is a picture of Gary’s house.
Keep in mind his name is “Gary” so….
It should speak for itself…🤣
Lots of luck and
KEEP ASKING QUESTIONS !!
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
I am sooo happy to hear you are getting snail pets!!!! 😃👍
I can’t remember which kind of moss I used for Gary but I think it was from the Galapagos???
I think what you have is fine though.…?
Please wait for others to answer as I don’t want to be the killer of your family.
Here is a picture of Gary’s house.
Keep in mind his name is “Gary” so….
It should speak for itself…🤣
Lots of luck and
KEEP ASKING QUESTIONS !!
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
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The substrate I use is a compressed coconut fiber. It comes in bricks. You put it in a bucket or a BIG bowl and add warm/hot water. Let it sit for awhile before ripping it apart (like pulled pork) 🤣
Let it cool if you use hot water!!!
Don’t burn your snails for goodness sake! 😳
Then Squish out all of the water till it’s just damp and line the tank bottom with it.
That’s it! 😓….
Don’t worry … you only have to change the tank once a month.. or so..
Depending on if your new snails will be piggies 🐷??? 🤭🤭🤭
Let it cool if you use hot water!!!
Don’t burn your snails for goodness sake! 😳
Then Squish out all of the water till it’s just damp and line the tank bottom with it.
That’s it! 😓….
Don’t worry … you only have to change the tank once a month.. or so..
Depending on if your new snails will be piggies 🐷??? 🤭🤭🤭
I had that however used it for Paxton. Can I use this? With or without the leaves? @Chefdenoel10
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