land snail eggs

leggy · 07-01-2007, 02:14 PM

Hi all. We have 4 land snails that keep laying eggs we let them hach once and ended up with at least 3 hundrd babys. Do's enyone have ideas on whot i can do with the next bach of eggs as im expecting some soon and hate to keep destroying them. Thanks ali

Henry-flash · 07-01-2007, 02:25 PM

Freezing the eggs is the best way. You really don't want to be hatching more as there are already loads about.

07-01-2007, 04:22 PM

leggy i think you have very little choice freeze the eggs to kill them then dispose of them

some animals eat the eggs and young snails

for example my reds do but that would only be 1 snail per tort per month lol so would not deplete your stocks lol

perhaps other reptiles fish eat them im not sure

Henry-flash · 07-01-2007, 04:45 PM

Large goldfish and koi will eat the eggs.

piglet · 07-01-2007, 05:54 PM

Put them out side on a bird table Tits,blackbirds and thrushes will be very grateful this time of year for the protien boost

Darren

leggy · 07-01-2007, 06:33 PM

its a good idea but our cat would make use of the protein from the bird table. lol

07-01-2007, 02:14 PM	#1
leggy Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: FOD GLOUCSTERSHIRE Posts: 1,543	land snail eggs Hi all. We have 4 land snails that keep laying eggs we let them hach once and ended up with at least 3 hundrd babys. Do's enyone have ideas on whot i can do with the next bach of eggs as im expecting some soon and hate to keep destroying them. Thanks ali

07-01-2007, 02:25 PM	#2
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	Freezing the eggs is the best way. You really don't want to be hatching more as there are already loads about. __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

07-01-2007, 04:45 PM	#4
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	Large goldfish and koi will eat the eggs. __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

07-01-2007, 05:54 PM	#5
piglet Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,976	Put them out side on a bird table Tits,blackbirds and thrushes will be very grateful this time of year for the protien boost Darren __________________ 17 years old 25 years ago

07-01-2007, 04:22 PM	#3
aprillinda Guest Posts: n/a	leggy i think you have very little choice freeze the eggs to kill them then dispose of them some animals eat the eggs and young snails for example my reds do but that would only be 1 snail per tort per month lol so would not deplete your stocks lol perhaps other reptiles fish eat them im not sure

07-01-2007, 06:33 PM	#6
leggy Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: FOD GLOUCSTERSHIRE Posts: 1,543	its a good idea but our cat would make use of the protein from the bird table. lol

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