Snails in cool tank

[Tindomul]

Man this thread is frightening me. I have a terrarium chock full of plants and have some these snails in there. I remove them when I see them but I haven't really gone after them. I can't treat the plants. THe plants cannot be removed from the tank. I would have to treat the entire tank. Wow, not sure what to do now. Would hate to introduce any chemicals to the tank.

[orchidsinstl]

I've had decent luck treating my collection, which summers outside, to a good soaking of strong, cooled coffee. I've read that the caffeine kills the snails. Last year, I spritzed coffee on a few snails, and they were dead within minutes. After treating the entire collection twice last fall, I was snail-free all winter indoors. After 5 months outside, I have a few snails again this fall. I treated just last night and will treat again in two weeks. Cheap, safe, and it seemed to work.

[vjo]

I just found some in my cool tank also. I have just been picking them off so far but I know that is not the answer.I even know where they came from, I got them from a vendor in VA. I havn't seen any damage on anything yet so I guess I will just keep monitoring them.I don't think there is any such thing as 2 or 3 of the little monsters....Jean

[debrasoon]

Snails eat orchids. I show no mercy. I throw snail pellets on the medium which kill them everytime.


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[isurus79]

Yep, they love growing root tips so you might not see the damage until it's too late. You need to kill them with unrelenting force.