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Post by lilmissvix on Aug 4, 2009 15:14:35 GMT
can snails eat cheese??
i want try but scared it will harm them?
also leaves from outside i have apple tree in my garden can they eat the leaves off this and blackberry leaves??
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Post by AlienSnail on Aug 4, 2009 15:21:29 GMT
Some people give cheese and milk products to their snails, as long as the cheese isn't too salty and it's not given every day I would think it would be fine. I have also read that the leaves from most fruit and berry plants should be fine. I would think that blackberry leaves would be harmless as there are quite a few creatures that eat them, but beware of the tiny sharp thorns on the underside near the stem. I'd remove that part of the leaf before giving them to the snails.
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Post by lilmissvix on Aug 4, 2009 15:23:20 GMT
i might try it as they can eat blackberrys. so cant really see why not the plant i will wash everything and soak them a bit before giving it to them and only give it once in while im going try the cheese thing see what they think. small amount. mine have milk in there porriage lol
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Post by lilmissvix on Aug 4, 2009 15:23:47 GMT
What else could i try??
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Post by AlienSnail on Aug 4, 2009 15:35:15 GMT
Thinking about though, there are plants where one part is edible but not another, for example rhubarb stems are edible when cooked but the leaves are - I believe - poisonous.
There is a thread on here with many suggestions about wild plants - let me dig out the link....
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Post by lilmissvix on Aug 4, 2009 15:40:42 GMT
oki then that be great thanks.
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Post by AlienSnail on Aug 4, 2009 15:47:40 GMT
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Post by lilmissvix on Aug 4, 2009 16:31:00 GMT
thank you for all your help  |
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Post by crossless on Aug 6, 2009 15:48:36 GMT
And rhubarb is dangerous to snails it has so much acid in it that can may stop calcium intake. And rhubard leaves have even more acid in them than stems. I wondering what new should I now try to feed to my snails.I have tried this summer many plants to give to snails from wild I think I will in next summer try more they shell looks little bit of green so it's time me remember to give them different color of foods. But I'm still confuced someone asked me in so pet galleries forum, "What's the point of feeding them rotten food?" Hmm.. If they do that in wild so why can't or shouldn't u do that too in captivity too. my snails are really healty and I will continue to do that. And I can't see point of trowing good food to trash if it's just slightly mouldy or something. Today I try to give them honeydew melon with fishflakes and almond powder.  |
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Post by feebix on Aug 6, 2009 18:05:23 GMT
Gone off food is actually good for your snails because it has various enzimes in it that they need in order to be really healthy. A common problem, one I had myself, is keeping the tank too clean ! I often hear people talking about disinfecting the tank and cleaning this and that. I never use anything more than hot water to clean my tanks, and that`s just for the glass. I let some of the food spoil to the point it has mould on it, it`s good for the snails and my custodians depend on it. That`s another thing that has made a huge difference to my tanks, woodlice, springtails and worms. I haven`t had to actually change my compost for months and months, they keep it clean and just like top notch compost! The worms have bred at quite a rate, I started off with nine, and I have hundreds and hundreds now Spoiled food is gooooood......... |
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Post by AlienSnail on Aug 6, 2009 21:54:04 GMT
When you put fresh food and slightly rotten food in with the snails they will often eat both.
My belief is that there are useful enzymes found within the rotting food that are good for the snails, and that in the fresh food there are vitamins that they need, so they will eat both.
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Post by crossless on Aug 7, 2009 3:23:32 GMT
Good to know that. I always put good and old food in dish and change it when ever it gets too smelly or mouldy so it won't spread all over the tank. I gave some them some Physalis peruviana and when they bite it first time inside was full of seeds and they came out as indigestion and now something green is all over the tank I'm keen to know does those seeds get bigger. They ate most of the fruit is smelled really saccharine-sweet to my noise and those can't help them selves to turn greedy when something sweet is around. |
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Post by lilmissvix on Aug 13, 2009 14:09:40 GMT
the other day i had carrot in my tank and they dont normal touch it left few days and they eat it, went in bin today though was really smelly. :-)
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Post by Rachel on Aug 13, 2009 16:02:28 GMT
thats the problem, food thats gone a bit manky might be good for them but if it smells and is spreading mould you have to get rid of it, especially if like me your bedroom doubles as the snail room.
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Post by lilmissvix on Aug 13, 2009 16:11:04 GMT
haha yeah mine sure does, cant stand the smell, i also got snake in my room too, so not very nice, what snails have you got??
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