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Post Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 4:16 pm   Feeding a turtle the occasional snail?

I have a planted tank that is about to be overrun with ramshorn snails. Do snails make good turtle treats? The shells see pretty thin...
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Post Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 5:59 pm   Re: Feeding a turtle the occasional snail?

Yea, I think a lot of people have used them as feeders.
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Post Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 1:48 pm   Re: Feeding a turtle the occasional snail?

Thanks steve! I guess I could have done a search...but I haven't asked a silly question for a while. I guess I was due for one haha!
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Post Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 11:53 pm   Re: Feeding a turtle the occasional snail?

My turtle loves them and tears his tank apart looking for them.
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Post Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2011 11:02 pm   Re: Feeding a turtle the occasional snail?

I have large snails - mystery snails, Brixie can't eat them. She will kinda gnaw at the shell and then give up.
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Post Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 1:45 pm   Re: Feeding a turtle the occasional snail?

Peva wrote:I have large snails - mystery snails, Brixie can't eat them. She will kinda gnaw at the shell and then give up.

Aww, poor snails! lol.
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