Slugs

[drache]

For the record, I had been trying to offer slugs to my pallidulus garter for some time after first getting her, and she showed no interest at all. Repeated attempts failed.
Meanwhile, the slugs were occasionally escaping from the container where I was keeping them and making looooong straight lines across the floor in random directions.
If you're interested, a big slug goes about 10 feet overnight hehehe.
Too bad there's no market for them; I could gather them by the dozens, day or night!

there may not be a market for them, but you could use them in other ways

Hate housework? Can't find a reliable cleaner? Try a slug.

[GrapefruiTgirl]

Fascinating gotta get me some slugs for sure!

[Lori P]

Poor Hedgehog... we better start a Traumatic Therapy thread for things such as slug attacks and disemboweling pinkies and snakes who won't shed.... LOL

[infernalis]

Slugs are a normal part of everyday life in this house.

Never fed them to my Garters though.....

[reptileparadise]

I've tried it a couple of times, and they where eaten almost in every occasion.
I use very small, honey colored slugs.

Even fed a snail to a parietalis once. Had to crack its little house open though...

[infernalis]

Dekayi snakes can pull the snail right out of it's shell.

[reptile3]

Dekayi snakes can pull the snail right out of it's shell.

Would love to see that!!! WOW

[infernalis]

I just did some looking around, and I guess it's up to me to be the first to photograph this.

Hell here is my chance to leave a mark on the reptile world after all, There is nothing more data wise than the same old rehash from "Ditmars" and about 3 other authors.

No one has documented the pinky parts feeding, and I have set aside a couple "control subjects" who will not receive any pinky parts.

I want to document long term effects of a rodent diet. Will they grow larger? produce more or less offspring? will the neonates be more robust?

All questions only time will tell.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

much like the little snail eating snake... the dekay's and the red bellies have a tiny little round nose and lips that curl up to better expose their teeth that help to deshell a snail... ever notice how they curl their lips up when they eat and the way that thy move their mouths?! its weird... haha!

[infernalis]

I love watching a pack of little Dekayi's yanking snails out.

They latch on to the soft snail, and drag the shell all over the place till the snail lets go of the shell.