What do snails eat?
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Total number of species of gastropodsreaches up to 90 thousand. Once born in the sea, snails very quickly mastered and land, being able to adapt to the new conditions of life. Today they do not have gills, but almost all have a shell in which they can practically completely hide their whole body with the help of a special muscle. The shell consists of recycled deposits of carbonic acid lime. In order to get the material for its structure, the snail should eat right.
What do snails eat in nature?
Mollusks of their type of food areherbivorous animals. Most species consume vegetarian food: leaves of trees, juicy and rotten grass, fruit fallen from trees, berries that grow within reach. Some species eat carrion, dead insects and worms. In the oral cavity of mollusks there are about 14 thousand teeth. They work like a file, the jaw does not chew food, but grinds the nutrients, assimilating their mucous chain. To be able to build up his shell, the snail drinks a lot and draws calcium from the water. If its content in the liquid is small, the snail with its teeth is capable of eroding hard stone. In nature, the snail is able to eat the carapace of another dead animal.
The diet of those who live in captivity
What do snails contain in captivity? Those that live in dry terrariums, eat almost everything that the owners give them.
- They can grind vegetables, fruits, mushrooms,pieces of meat, fish, chicken. There is cottage cheese, cereals, any scraps or sticks. You can not overfeed a snail. Having satiated, she stops eating herself. How to care for snails, how many times a day to give food? Food can be given once a day, as a rule, taste preferences are determined immediately. Very fond of shellfish chew cucumbers and juicy fruit pulp, but do not go on their ears, you need to monitor the balance and give a variety of food.
- What to feed snails that live withfish in the aquarium? Most of them independently find their own food. They eat dead plants and mucus, which is formed on the walls of the vessel. Thanks to this, the required water quality is maintained. Feeding aquarium snails can only be done after they start eating fresh plants. This means they do not have enough feed. You can give small pieces of soaked white bread, boiled spinach, canned pieces of vegetables and fruits.
Animals living in water also need calcium, so it is useful to pour limestone powdered or marble into powder.
