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picklette · Postby **picklette** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:04 am

Why thank you! I think so too

I do agree that banana and cat food isn't that bad, at the moment I am so concerned about the lack of calcium in her diet and worry it might cause problems in the future.
She'll be on a much more varied diet from now on, I am chopping up greens super-fine to mix in with her meat, and I also keep giant african land snails so I will be hatching out some baby snails for a good meat source, I wanted to ask though, is the occasional waxworm or three a good treat? Or is it too fatty?

Leigh · Postby **Leigh** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:25 am

Waxworms are fatty,use earth or super worms instead, if you cant wait for the African's use the garden snails,I've seen them around now the daff's are popping out.

picklette · Postby **picklette** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:18 am

Are normal red earthworms ok? I have some in my snail tanks (I have mini eco-system tanks that only need cleaning twice a year), my african snails are always at it so there will be a steady supply of good food, and the best thing is I can gut load it myself and I'll know they haven't got mites or anything!

jasjmm27 · Postby **jasjmm27** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 12:55 pm

picklette wrote:Are normal red earthworms ok? I have some in my snail tanks (I have mini eco-system tanks that only need cleaning twice a year), my african snails are always at it so there will be a steady supply of good food, and the best thing is I can gut load it myself and I'll know they haven't got mites or anything!

Earthworms are a wonderful food (from what I have been told) along with snails, which are even better due to calcium in the shell...

I started a "FEEDERS" thread if you are interested...

http://bluetongueskinks.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10618

Only a few weeks old, so no one should bark at you for asking more questions on it or making comments!

jasjmm27 · Postby **jasjmm27** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:03 pm

picklette wrote:Are normal red earthworms ok? I have some in my snail tanks (I have mini eco-system tanks that only need cleaning twice a year), my african snails are always at it so there will be a steady supply of good food, and the best thing is I can gut load it myself and I'll know they haven't got mites or anything!

By the way...I am interested in your African Snales colony and mini ecosystem...can you get pictures of that and maybe explain how you do it, where you got the snails and what they look like? Are they terrestrial snails? I think a self-sustaining environment is exactly what I am looking for...though not completely self sustaining, I know...guess I mean "minimal work" environment...i.e. snails eat, veggies, if they don't worms do, snails poo and worms eat that too...etc.

Maybe you can post a pic of that and descrtion in the feeder thread (or here)? I would appreciate that...

picklette · Postby **picklette** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:27 pm

Sure thing! I think the system would work well with any type of snail, I know giant snails are illegal to purchase in the states but it would work with helix aspersa, your common garden snails.
Will post details in the feeder thread.

Leigh · Postby **Leigh** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:47 am

Those African snails can get bigger than softballs(size comparison for the USA)like a Gallia melon size

picklette · Postby **picklette** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 11:08 am

They certainly can! I am a moderator on a snail enthusiasts forum and this snail belongs to one of our members:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cjsReAgphEo

I have some biggies but not as impressive as that one (yet)!

jasjmm27 · Postby **jasjmm27** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 11:12 am

picklette wrote:They certainly can! I am a moderator on a snail enthusiasts forum and this snail belongs to one of our members:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cjsReAgphEo

I have some biggies but not as impressive as that one (yet)!

HOLY MOLY!!! Wow, that thing is incredibly HUGE! That is like from the Jurassic period! I didn't know snails still got that big!

How much would something like that eat and how much do they weigh!?

Shadowfax · Postby **Shadowfax** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:52 pm

OMG, THAT SNAIL IS EATING THAT PERSON'S ARM!!! Ok, that was weird! :shock:

Good GOD I hope those don't get introduced here. I think Maya's head would explode if he saw that -- it'd be like me seeing a Mounds bar the size of a house!

jasjmm27 · Postby **jasjmm27** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 2:44 pm

Shadowfax wrote:OMG, THAT SNAIL IS EATING THAT PERSON'S ARM!!! Ok, that was weird! Good GOD I hope those don't get introduced here. I think Maya's head would explode if he saw that -- it'd be like me seeing a Mounds bar the size of a house!

A living, breathing, moving and EATING Mounds bar!!!

Shadowfax · Postby **Shadowfax** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 5:20 pm

Hey, as long as it was moving into my mouth that would be ok with me! :tasty:

Blotch · Postby **Blotch** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 5:54 pm

Imagine feeding those to your bluey! I'm thinking all blueys would have trouble with thouse guys.

Lucifer_Spades · Postby **Lucifer_Spades** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:38 pm

mom22wins · Postby **mom22wins** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:30 pm

Welcome to the newbies! And thank you for sharing your beautiful pic's!

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