mmm Our puffer larder is stocked

[Pandora114]

1 5 gal (I think...it's not big at all) plastic tank with some nuissance snails to make babies in, if they dont make babies the Lady at Petland said she'd keep a whole slew for us since we showed intrest in taking them out of her sight (we got about 8-10 of them! if not more)

in the freezer we have bloodworm cubes and brine shrimp cubes
and we have a container of freeze dried shirimp.

Figure I'd drop a snail in around supper each night and alternate between the bloodworm, brine shrimp and freeze dried (rehydrated over night in a bit of tank water) in the mornings...

Gonna have a very happy puffer I think hehehe. Variety is the spice of life

[Boxermom]

Just make sure they arent MTS.

[Pandora114]

nope def ramshorns...(after a GIS for MTS)

[Phaedrus]

the freeze dried shrimp will probably get very soggy if left over night. I usually let it sit in a cup of tank water for 5 minutes or so, and swish it around to get the air out of it.

MTS = malaysian trumpet snails by the way, and are considered too hard for puffers to crunch without risking breaking a tooth.

[Pandora114]

Acctually after reading Rocker's article and looking at the pictures, they look more like pond snails than ramshorns. DEFINITELY not MTS' that's for sure..

I know I"m able to crush one between my fingers without much effort.

[RTR]

I've had too many skin punctures from crushed snail shells to do that anymore, no thanks. I use large heavy forceps. Two spoons will work also - just try to keep them separate from those you use routinely yourself.

[Boxermom]

Why keep them separate, RTR? Them's good eats!

[Pandora114]

mmm Escargots...

lol

[RTR]

Our table use escargot forks and clamps (does that device have a special name? I'm blank) are separate also - too many of our guests find the idea repulsive. If they knew that when we do indulge, the snails are the main course, not the appetizer - well, they might just be assured that we are mad rather than only lightly suspect it.