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Post by vandamay on Sept 21, 2009 11:04:49 GMT
I have just bought a pomegranite, can i give it to my snails? its a fruit, but i dont want to risk hurting them has any one ever given them it ? probably a bit of a daft question i just dont want to make a mistake,
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Post by Dusk on Sept 21, 2009 12:53:32 GMT
Mine love the dried and powdered form, so I shouldn't think the fresh version would be bad for them, but I've never tried it
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Post by crossless on Sept 21, 2009 14:18:47 GMT
I would like to try, but I have to skip. It's like almost 9euros per kilo and it don't have much to eat it's mostly just peel. Maybe someday I try.
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Post by vandamay on Sept 21, 2009 17:39:38 GMT
O k this evening i will give it to simon, as he seems to love sweet stuff he very rarely touches anything green even cucumber, his favourite is nectarine, he obviously has a sweet tooth, he is a margie, but my fulica would kill for burying his head in a cucumber LOL!
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Post by choco on Sept 21, 2009 18:58:22 GMT
O k this evening i will give it to simon, as he seems to love sweet stuff he very rarely touches anything green even cucumber, his favourite is nectarine, he obviously has a sweet tooth, he is a margie, but my fulica would kill for burying his head in a cucumber LOL! My margies won't eat cucumber either... well, the wild-caught ones won't. Little Himawari is happy to eat it. They don't seem to like courgette or lettuce either. Strange snails!
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Post by crossless on Sept 21, 2009 19:27:47 GMT
All of my a.fulicas has really had sweet tooth, they won't eat almost anything just little bit acid type foods. Oranges they eat only when they are at their sweetest point. My snails love to munch leaves and and those "basic" mild tasting vegetables. =)
And I heard that peel would be the most nutritious part of food, so no wonder why the "peel" first all the food and then eat the middle of it. ;D
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Post by AlienSnail on Sept 21, 2009 19:35:27 GMT
My wild-caught margies don't like cucumber very much either, but love batavia lettuce, tomoto, sweet potato and sweet corn. My Megalobulimus are fussy things, they go through phases. Sometimes they love carrot, other times they won't touch it, they will almost always eat lettuce or spinach, they like cucumber, tomato, but in phases, like young children. "Yummy we like this, Mummy" so you stock up on it... next week they say "no, we don't really want it any more!" And they seem to eat every couple of days. They always love a good bathe and a slime-around though. My Caracolus marginella and the Subulina octona are perhaps the least fussy eaters. They'll munch almost anything
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Post by crossless on Sept 21, 2009 19:43:41 GMT
I have noticed that babies are more likely eating everything you put food for them, always hungry and needing energy to grow. Adults are mostly picky, but will try new things as well.
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Post by vandamay on Sept 25, 2009 7:09:07 GMT
Not one of the gits touched the pomegranite, Oh well i will try something else, awkward little tykes
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Post by crossless on Sept 25, 2009 8:13:22 GMT
Easiest to picky snails try new things is mix old tasty food with new so food is grated or smashed by some accident new food will go too in tummy. My juveniles have destroyed in one day 1/4 of papaya I had to freeze some 'cos I'm allergic to that fruit and I don't want to keep other parts in my fridge. On todays menu is spoiled courgette I had personally forgot to eat it, but loss for keeper but luxury buffet for snails.
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Post by vandamay on Sept 25, 2009 8:46:55 GMT
Good Idea, can't think why i did not think of it DUH! they are like children hahahahaha
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Post by crossless on Sept 25, 2009 13:47:28 GMT
Yes some times just brains don't work same time that you are doing something. First I gave for my picky snails some wild picked leaves I had to everytime cut some basil in it so smell and taste trik them little bit. Lol yeah the sometimes seems to be like babies "Mommy this it too soury tasting we want our goodies back"
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