Can I feed my puffer garden snails?

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Arny
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Can I feed my puffer garden snails?

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Can I feed my puffer garden snails?

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Re: Can I feed my puffer garden snails?

Post by xrayjeeper83 »

if you know there hasnt been any chemicals sprayed in the garden then I dont see why not

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Re: Can I feed my puffer garden snails?

Post by geronimo69 »

I feed my Ceylon and Fahaka garden worms, so I can't see why not.

As stated, make sure there aren't any pesticides. That's the big worry.

If it freaks you out, maybe breed snails? Just an idea.

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Re: Can I feed my puffer garden snails?

Post by Biostar »

I also tried garden snails a few years ago, before i started to breed my own snails.
After a rainfall,my garden was full of snails, so i got like 20 of them, had them in a terrarium with some moisture soil, and feeded them with greens/veggies for about a week to give them a (detox) before i feeded them to mine puffers... i also washed them in tapwater before i gave them to my fish...

I dont know if i can recommend garden snails(we dont know what they had for dinner last night), but if you take caughtion and feed the snails a few days by youreself....i guess its ok

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