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snails as pets Anonymous
Thinking about getting a new pet, and the choice is down to either a snail (achatina achatina, image) or some walking sticks. Any thoughts? advices?
>> Anonymous
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How about a pet rock, you'll have as much fun with that.
>> Anonymous
Walking sticks? Those bugs who looks just like little sticks?
We had those as class pets in the first grade to the sixth. Their terrarium smells like fish tank, and they make lots of tiny brown eggs that are good fishfood. They're really easy pets, that's for sure.
>> Anonymous
May I suggest an Asian girlfriend? They may be less intelligent and attractive than snails, but they're less slimy too. Besides, they can cook your breakfast and wash your clothes.
>> Anonymous
A snail, let it slime around on your dong.
>> Anonymous
I have some advice. I've dealt with a few snails in my day, and I even kept some as pets. My cat tended to see them as "food" and "toys," so I made it a priority to keep them out of her reach. They loved to munch on lettuce and bits of fruit, but I found that their FAVORITEST FOOD EVER is salt. Seriously, they love that junk. Just dump a whole lot of salt in their box/tank and watch them lap that stuff up. It's awesome.
>> Anonymous
>>61803
You left "post pix" off of the end.
Oh wait, I'll escort myself back to /b/.
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>>61786
Dunno about snails, but i've had walking sticks and other phasmids before.

Indian stick insect - Carausius morosus
Most common, green stick, probably what 61795 had in school. In captivity, they are all female, but reproducing by parthenogesis. And they lay a lot of eggs, and are very uncritical about conditions for hatching. So make sure you clean out the floor every few weeks, so they dont overpopulate (i fed mine to a mantis). These will also eat about anything, including each other.
>> Anonymous
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Extatosoma Tiaratum - from Australia
Quite big, males are smaller, dark and have wings. Maybe mine deformed wings from shedding, they flapped around sometimes, but never flew. Don't really know if they can actually fly, or if it is more of a powered glide.
The females catapult the egg by flicking their end, you can hear the ping, when it hits the glass. The eggs look pretty neat.
These are also very interesting to see grow up. When they hatch, they are black with red heads and continuously run about to mimick ants. The later stages are very pretty and towards the last stage the females grow kinda thickish.
I've heard that they grow stronger if you can give them eukalyptus, but they eat bramble like all phasmids (or other rose plants), as well as oak.
For these, the eggs should be kept a little warmer and humid, but again don't keep to many at a time. They hatched well with me.
>> Anonymous
Neohiasea maerens - Vietnamese stick insect
Also not very critic. I got these together with the carausius morosus from a friend who basically bred them as food for his reptiles.
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Neohiasea maerens - Vietnamese stick insect
Also not very critic. I got these together with the carausius morosus from a friend who basically bred them as food for his reptiles.
>> Anonymous
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Phyllium giganteum - Giant leaf insect
Supposedly the least complicated of the walking leaves, but i wasn't very succesful with them. Giganteum is also parthogenetic. Food: Bramble and Oak.
Now these need a raised temperature (around 25-30°C) and humidity, especially when growing, due to their more delicate structure, so they can shed easily (i lost one due to deformation from shedding). They are also difficult to hatch, needing again warmth and humidity, but free of mold. This can take 8-9 months, never happened with me at all.
The larves start out in a diamand shape, and then get their final shape in the last stages.

With phasmids, when you first start out with a few larves, the most interesting thing is seeing them transform from shape to shape. Then you wait for them to lay eggs, and until they hatch and then you have these real tiny insects. Most of their adult life is pretty boring though.
>> Anonymous
I stopped keeping them a while ago, i had the C. Morosus for the longest time and just waited for them to die, so i could get rid of them, but there kept hatching new ones. I dont think i'll ever get those again. The fishfood idea is great, havent thought of that. You would have to pick them from their poop though, which i had no problem with, since it isnt nasty at all. No scent to it, and dry. Like dried soil. Only problem is, the eggs are tiny, and the same siz as the poop...

These are all ive kept, and if i would keep some again, i'd probably give the phylliums another try, maybe a smaller species like P. celebicum. But again, these are a little more tricky.
For starters, N. Maerens and C. Morosus are really easy, though CM is very boring, and can become a plague. E. Tiaratum isnt difficult either, but need more space due to their size.
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>> Kali
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Snails are very easy to care,you know? :3

You just need some stuff like a fish bowl or something,earth...and too much food. also,if you have two snails,they will gave you more,and you can sell the little snails.

:3 They are expensive in Europe becouse they are running out of snails. :P
>> Anonymous
>>61832

Worksafe, you jackass!
>> Twii Light
>>61786

WTF? I had no idea they went that big
>> Anonymous
how much does a snail like that cost?
>> Anonymous
>>61846
DAMN! It looks like I missed out on Coversnail again! I always see it when I'm at work, and can't download it.
>> Anonymous
>>61786
omg how much does it grows?
>> Anonymous
>>61918
About 8 euros a tin of 64, ready to cook.
>> Anonymous
GET A CONE SNAIL :D