what not to feed

[kab]

i stick to pretty much the same things for my snails each week the things i know they like and are safe , im interested in what are definite no no's for snails
i know of pasta and rice anything thats likely to swell more once in the gut , obviously anything with high salt content , is there anything else that you definitely should not feed

[snailmad]

Well I was told not to feed onions and celery.Also citrus fruit is another thing as it is acidic and can blister the snails flesh,however I do know of people feeding theirs oranges and they were o.k so I suppose it's trial and error what causes problems for one person may not for another.

[AlienSnail]

Many people feed a seed-mash mix to their snails, but when I tried doing so by mixing with warm water and letting it cool, one Fulca swelled up so badly even his lips were all ballooned up, and he couldn't crawl. After a couple of days the swelling went and I thought he's be ok but he died very soon after.

Thinking it may be a one-off I tried again, and it happened again - not to such a great degree but the snail didn't recover.

I've not tried the mash with my other species, I've never dared use it again.

[pumpkineater]

I didn't know about the celery, I've given it to mine and they didn't eat much of it, just a few nibbles, but I haven't noticed any ill effects.
I think potato is one thing they shouldn't be given.

[Arno]

My snails actually like potato and sweet potato,also oranges are a favourite.But I guess some snails react differently to certain foods.

[AlienSnail]

With oranges there were concerns over a snail which blistered up after eating it due to the acid, but I'm wondering if that's coincidence because tomato and apples have a high acidic content, infact apples are more acidic than oranges even though they taste sweeter (higher natural sugar levels).