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Post by jolovessnailies on Dec 10, 2016 16:27:44 GMT
Hello my friends. I am going to sound really stupid now but the flowerpots which you use for hidey holes for snailies, are they real or plastic? Also how have some of you managed to make ledges in the tanks so they can climb to a higher level and stay there if they want to. Silly questions I know but I am only just starting to feel well enough to do this sort of thing. I have 5 large snailies and 3 little ones so I want to make it really nice for them without taking too much space away. Thanks in advance dear ladies.  Hugs JO xx |
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Post by etana on Dec 10, 2016 16:41:35 GMT
Plastic flowerpots are safer, ceramic are prettier. If you use ceramic you must bury them in the soil or moss so they don't fall on them and get hurt.
I've not had luck with ledges, if I build one itcan be guaranteed that my fattest snail is to soon find out it doesn't work lol. I hang things from the top though and they'll hide among them.
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Post by kippen on Dec 10, 2016 21:56:21 GMT
Shops that sell reptile supplies will often have large branches which are snail safe and are probably the best way to create height... but you can also get reptile ledges that attach to the sides of tanks which I guess would work as well, as they're designed for that purpose... they can be quite expensive though!! |
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Post by jolovessnailies on Dec 11, 2016 16:31:35 GMT
Thank you so much ladies for your kind advice and I think it will be plastic flowerpots. The trouble is, I cannot put five in because there would be no room for anything else which is why I am going to look into the planks of wood and ledges. I don't expect them to stay in one piece however as snailies have no idea how to treat furniture but I want them all to have a little place of their own and my tank isn't really big enough. I will have a search on the web and see what I can find. Thank you so much darlings for your kind responses. Hugs Jo xx |
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Post by kippen on Dec 12, 2016 17:39:42 GMT
Has anyone got any recommendations for heat mats and thermostats ... price and quality considered!! Thanks!
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Post by kippen on Dec 12, 2016 17:40:45 GMT
Also what kind of tanks you guys use/think are best!! |
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Post by etana on Dec 12, 2016 18:52:44 GMT
I assume this is for Barney? Glass tanks are the easiest to heat up. My heat mats are practically always on, I just check that the hot side is not TOO hot so the snails can safely warm up if they like, and that there is a cold end too so they can cool down (snails also instinctively cool down by digging, which is why there can not be heating under the tank - they won't understand why it keeps getting hotter). If you could have your hand on the heat mat all day and not be uncomfortable, it's safe for snails too. They sometimes like to climb up it to warm up their shells when pregnant or with stomach upsets. Place some cheap insulation board outside the tank including the top, excluding the front and possibly the cool side. If you can't get to a hardware store, kitchen foil is a surprisingly good temporary solution. The most accurate way to measure the temp is by a temp gun, but those are expensive. I think probe is second best. I used very old fashioned thermometers that I moved around the tanks, and it seemed to be good enough as my snails grow well and are very active. Those dial ones will do as well, though for some reasons snails will pull them off the walls lol! |
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Post by kippen on Dec 12, 2016 20:26:05 GMT
Hehe!! Thanks for the advice... and yes it is!!!! (For Barney)!!  |
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Post by jolovessnailies on Dec 13, 2016 10:38:20 GMT
Ours have a glass tank too love and even though this one is quite large, I would like an even bigger one for them. I hate to think of the little things getting upset tummies but that is something which we can all get. I will be looking at furniture later on.
Hugs
JO xx
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