I want your pest snails to feed my snakes! :)

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Originally Posted by Baz in Oz

Philip,do you, and your snakes do house calls?

Baz

Hmmm...

I must just give that a serious thought...

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Paul - The snakes absolutely refuse dead snails. They smell different - (live snails don't smell like rotting flesh). They look different - (these snakes have excellent eyesight; they're not "blind" and I've had one of them snatch a live slug from between my fingers without it striking my fingers at all). Each dead snail is not sufficient in size to satisfy each snake's hunger - (each dead snail is about the size of a large bb). And it's difficult to simulate their movements close enough for them to recognize me jiggling the dead animals as prey. Not to mention, they're dehydrated. The snakes love the moisture from the live snails.