ahem.i would like to have an opinion about it. It's my project at school..
most of you said that salt will kill them, but, any other opinion on how to kill a snail without damaging plants.|||put a strip of copper about 3-4 inches wide around the plants. snails can't
cross it. when the snail contacts it the wetness of the slime and the chemicals in it make a small electrical charge that is enough to make them stop and not cross.|||Hey Gino, ya gonna off dat snail or what!!!|||Pick it up and put it where there aren't any fragile plants, and step on it. Hard.|||put a saucer of beer in the garden. the snail will be attracted to it and drown|||You could toss them in a fish tank with clown loaches. They just love them!
A product like Sluggo will work - http://www.pestproducts.com/sluggo.htm
and shallows bowls of beer for them to drown in.
-Brian|||Just shake regular table salt on them and they will fall off and die.|||Try coffee grounds, prostrate rosemary, cornmeal, diatomaceous earth, acacia bark, tobacco, oak leaves, seaweed, garlic water, or lime (not the fruit, the mineral).
Basil might work too but you might want to double check me...LOL
The best of these I think are the cornmeal (sticks to them and they don't like it), diatomaceous earth (the grains are striated and they don't cross it), tobacco and seaweed (have no idea why but snails don't like those either).
Hope that helps!|||This is not what you asked for. We have always used regular table salt. I just wanted to warn you not follow that one advice about stepping on it. They are the hardest, gooeyest and yuckiest mess to EVER get off of your shoes or whatever you use.
Friday, December 2, 2011
Can you start the nitrogen cycle with a snail?
Today I received a empty ten gallon tank set up from my sister, and want to start a small freshwater community. I already planned on adding a apple snail to the mix, but if I add it by itself will it start my nitrogen cycle? Where I live they don't sell ammonia drops.|||Actually it will work to a certain extent. Any animal living in the tank, or even plants and algae that grow and then die will feed the cycle, at least at a low level.
The tank will only ever build up a cycle to match the bioload that you put in, but once you get some level of cycle running it's much easier to build it up in stages as you add more fish.
A medium size snail probably produces the same bioload as a small fish as far as the nitrogen cycle is concerned.
Ian|||No, you need hardy fish like barbs or tetras.
You can get ammonia in most hard ware shops.
Or ask your fish shop to get some in for you.
Read link below.|||You can use fish food instead of ammonia drops.
The tank will only ever build up a cycle to match the bioload that you put in, but once you get some level of cycle running it's much easier to build it up in stages as you add more fish.
A medium size snail probably produces the same bioload as a small fish as far as the nitrogen cycle is concerned.
Ian|||No, you need hardy fish like barbs or tetras.
You can get ammonia in most hard ware shops.
Or ask your fish shop to get some in for you.
Read link below.|||You can use fish food instead of ammonia drops.
How much would a mutant snail sell for?
Hello, I've recently found and caught a snail with kelp growing on it with some goose barnacles growing on it. I put it in my 80 gallon tank all cycled and stocked. How much do you think this mutant snail would sell for?|||Sorry to be technical, but it's not a mutant snail. The snail itself is normal. As is commonly known gooseneck barnacles will attach to anything that gets good water circulation. People with reef tanks would probably pay more for this snail than a plain one, but there's no established pricelist for commensal animals. If they're weird enough, they do sell for more, but that's up to the inidivual buyer. You sell it to a petshop who wont give you that much more, or you advertise it, and a reef collectorr may make you a decent offer. My guess is that's its worth over $10. to people into snails.-|||probably $1 or so.
I dont think many people would want a nasty looking snail in their aquarium...
I dont think many people would want a nasty looking snail in their aquarium...
How do you request a return receipt via snail mail?
I got a speeding ticket in NY and I have to mail my ticket back into them along with a Request for Return Receipt. Never heard of a Return Receipt for snail mail?|||Send it certified mail, it just costs a couple of dollars extra. The post office will give you the slip you need.|||Possibly include an SASE when you mail back your ticket.
Or, of course, like the others said. Send it certified mail, that way you get back a card with the signature of the person who signed for the envelope so that they can't say 'we never received it.' You'll need to go to the post office and it will cost a few bucks.|||Geez, where have you been? A return receipt is given for registered or certified mail. You certify the letter to the police department, that way someone has to sign for it and you get a receipt back showing they have received your payment. Otherwise, you have no proof that anyone received the payment, much less posted it to your speeding ticket.
Believe it or not, "snail mail" as you call it, has actually been around longer than the internet, as you know it.|||http://www.usps.com/send/waystosendmail/鈥?/a>|||Just go to your post office. It's basically a post card and identification number that they attach to the outside of your envelope. It costs about 3.00.|||You have to mail it at the post office and they will give you a sticker to put on the envelope that will be mailed back to you.
Or, of course, like the others said. Send it certified mail, that way you get back a card with the signature of the person who signed for the envelope so that they can't say 'we never received it.' You'll need to go to the post office and it will cost a few bucks.|||Geez, where have you been? A return receipt is given for registered or certified mail. You certify the letter to the police department, that way someone has to sign for it and you get a receipt back showing they have received your payment. Otherwise, you have no proof that anyone received the payment, much less posted it to your speeding ticket.
Believe it or not, "snail mail" as you call it, has actually been around longer than the internet, as you know it.|||http://www.usps.com/send/waystosendmail/鈥?/a>|||Just go to your post office. It's basically a post card and identification number that they attach to the outside of your envelope. It costs about 3.00.|||You have to mail it at the post office and they will give you a sticker to put on the envelope that will be mailed back to you.
When a snail grows does its shell grow as well?
Do snail and even tortoises get into new shells or their old shells grow along with them? They are hard shells so I don't know?|||Think about it /:o)
Where would they find an empty shell? The shell is the same as your finger nails; it grows as they grow. It's made from calcium deposits that they digest in their food. One tiny bit isn't hard, but when it's added to the rest it makes the whole thing hard. You can put your finger through one sheet of paper, but not ten. Same thing; big snails are harder to squash than little snails.
Hermit crabs pinch empty snail shells, when the snail dies.|||Their shells grow with them look at a snails shell and you can see the rings show their growth.|||Marcus do you really crush snails,why?
Answer OK|||Yes it does. The shell grows in a spiral, cone shape so it never needs to stretch.
Snails who's shell don't grow are called Slugs. Slugs do have shells but they are internal, so they cannot be seen.
Where would they find an empty shell? The shell is the same as your finger nails; it grows as they grow. It's made from calcium deposits that they digest in their food. One tiny bit isn't hard, but when it's added to the rest it makes the whole thing hard. You can put your finger through one sheet of paper, but not ten. Same thing; big snails are harder to squash than little snails.
Hermit crabs pinch empty snail shells, when the snail dies.|||Their shells grow with them look at a snails shell and you can see the rings show their growth.|||Marcus do you really crush snails,why?
Answer OK|||Yes it does. The shell grows in a spiral, cone shape so it never needs to stretch.
Snails who's shell don't grow are called Slugs. Slugs do have shells but they are internal, so they cannot be seen.
How long will it take for my mystery snail to lay eggs?
Ive had my mystery snail for two days now and Id like to know how much longer it'll be before there are eggs?|||mystery snails might never lay eggs, they are not hermaphrodites like some snails,
How do I know if my aquatic snail passed away?
Hi there. I noticed my snail hasn't moved for about a day and a half, two days tops. Sometimes when I get close to the tank, I see his body move inside a little bit. How do I know if he's dead? Because I don't want to take him out and flush him not knowing for sure, obviously.|||they will have a faint smell that resembles a dead rat's dead smell.
however, please keep in mind that snails do get inactive periods.
my snails do them all the time. I also think they are dead but just to be on the safe side i get a small bowl, add some of the water from the aquarium and then drop him inside it.
leave for a day or 2 and see if he has moved.
if he hasnt, then by now he should have the bad smell that signifies death.|||Pull him out and smell him. You will know immediately. If it smells dead, it is.|||Snails will stay in there shells for days on end and this is normal. To ensure he is still living you can take him out , put him on his back and blow cool air over him. If is alive it will emerge from the shell and try to flip itself over. If he smells bad..he is dead|||Those things last a LONG time. Had to do a Biology experiment, had one living in a small container for a month without care or cleaning. Thought it was dead. Chuck it outside in the open air. Come back two days later, guess whose still alive?! Best to just leave him in a separate container if you are unsure. When things start floating out...you know it's past time.|||DO NOT take the snail out in the air for a long period of time to see if it is dead. all you have to do is pluck him out and smell him he will stink if he is dead. Like way more than to average fishy smell. like rotting flesh that has been sitting around for a long time.|||wow
well if you c him move
a little he is not dead
yay!!
:D|||When snails die, they release their trapdoors. I don't know about the smell, but if your snail's trapdoor is hanging, you can tell that he's dead.
however, please keep in mind that snails do get inactive periods.
my snails do them all the time. I also think they are dead but just to be on the safe side i get a small bowl, add some of the water from the aquarium and then drop him inside it.
leave for a day or 2 and see if he has moved.
if he hasnt, then by now he should have the bad smell that signifies death.|||Pull him out and smell him. You will know immediately. If it smells dead, it is.|||Snails will stay in there shells for days on end and this is normal. To ensure he is still living you can take him out , put him on his back and blow cool air over him. If is alive it will emerge from the shell and try to flip itself over. If he smells bad..he is dead|||Those things last a LONG time. Had to do a Biology experiment, had one living in a small container for a month without care or cleaning. Thought it was dead. Chuck it outside in the open air. Come back two days later, guess whose still alive?! Best to just leave him in a separate container if you are unsure. When things start floating out...you know it's past time.|||DO NOT take the snail out in the air for a long period of time to see if it is dead. all you have to do is pluck him out and smell him he will stink if he is dead. Like way more than to average fishy smell. like rotting flesh that has been sitting around for a long time.|||wow
well if you c him move
a little he is not dead
yay!!
:D|||When snails die, they release their trapdoors. I don't know about the smell, but if your snail's trapdoor is hanging, you can tell that he's dead.
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