gold mystery snails?

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CHUCKY
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gold mystery snails?

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Any info on them? I want to start breeding some to feed my puffers.How big do they get? And what do I need to start this project and my LFS will sell me 1-2" ones for a 1$ ea.
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Mystery snails are beedable, but relatively slow, plus rather large and may be hard-shelled. Common pond snails or common ramshorns are much more practical.

Check the librrary here for articles on snail breeding for puffers.
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I got given a dozen or so Red Ramshorns and currently 3 weeks later have about 40-50 tiny babies....give it another month and i should have a lovely sustainable supply for my Salivators :)
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They are apple snails and will require a simulated seasonal change to induce egg laying, so it's quite some trouble to set up, but they do lay a ton of eggs at a time. They are annoying for most puffers, so I'd probably just breed pond snails, faster, easer, cheaper.
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