What to feed snails

The basis of the diet of most snails - and aquarium, and grape, and giant ahaatin - is plant food. So feed snails should be fresh fruits, berries, vegetables and herbs. They can be given, for example:

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  from vegetables: cucumbers, cabbage, pumpkin, zucchini, carrots, tomatoes, sweet peppers, Peking cabbage, cauliflower, corn, beans, broccoli, boiled potatoes, string beans;
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  from fruits and berries: pears, apples, strawberries, strawberries, bananas, nectarines, peaches, grapes, melons, watermelons, apricots, pineapple, cherry, cherry, mango, avocado, kiwi, papaya, cherry plum, plums, figs;
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  from greens and herbs: different kinds of salad, spinach, celery, parsley, dill, as well as leaves of dandelion, grapes, clover, nettle, alfalfa, yarrow, plantain, elderberry, daisy and fruit tree flowers.

Note that plants for feeding snails need to be collected outside the city limits, away from roads, industrial plants, etc. All vegetables, fruits, berries and herbs need Wash thoroughly, before giving snails. Do not give the snails spoiled fruits and vegetables.

Yet land snails it is possible to give mixtures of ground cereals, seeds and grains(peanuts, peas, buckwheat, corn, oats and oat flakes, millet, wheat, rice, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, flax, barley), mushrooms (oyster mushrooms, champignons), gammarus, daphnia, vegetable and meat baby food without sugar and salt .

Also in the diet of snails must be present source of calciumthat their shell is always in good condition. It can be sepia, shell rock, natural chalk, ground eggshells (chicken or quail), a mineral stone for parrots (always choose one that does not contain salt). School chalk snails are not very suitable, as there is practically no calcium in it.

Is it possible to feed snails with meat? This is a controversial issue. In the diet of snails should be a protein component, but not all the cochlea doctors decide to give their pets exactly meat. Ahatinam and grape snails can be periodically given boiled egg whites or unsalted and low-fat boiled meat / fish.

Aquarium snails as a protein component can be given frozen fish food. By the way, they are also happy to eat and ordinary fish food, made from pressed algae.

What categorically can not feed snails? They contraindicated any food from your table - fried, smoked, sweet, spicy, salty, pickled, etc. Also you can not give pasta, eyes of potatoes, green potatoes, sorrel. Salt is generally a death for snails.

Feed snails better in the evening, after sunset - they are most active at this time of day. Necessary regularly remove from their container uneaten stale foodso that it does not deteriorate. Try to make a diet of snails diverse and do not feed them the same.

How often to feed snails? There is no single answer to this question,to determine the frequency of feeding by trial and error. Grape snails and ahatine do not have to be fed every day: adult snails feel great if they eat 2-3 times a week. The frequency of feeding will depend on the conditions of detention: so, with insufficient moisture, the snails may begin to refuse to eat.

The frequency of feeding aquarium snails and the volume of feed depend on the size and type of snails, so you will have to determine everything by experience. It is important to remember that Snails can not be given too much food, nor too little. If they are overfed, they will begin to grow and multiply rapidly and eventually flood the aquarium. If you give snails too little food, they can begin to eat aquarium plants.