Ant related trauma | ryuuzaki's Blog


I found out where our ant infestation originated.  Within a packet of spaghnum moss that I had on the side in our living room.

 

How I discovered this was shortly after I had put new bedding in the snail tank, only to open it and find Byron and Shelley cover in red ants.

 

Vaguely traumatic.

 

I've been bitten numerous times trying to rescue the babies.  Now the snails are going to have to survive in a tank full of damp kitchen roll until their new bedding arrives.  I can't tell how many baby casualties there have been.  I'll feed them some lettuce later and try to assess the damage...

My health: OK

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Posted on 09:07PM on Oct 27th, 2009
Those poor babies... let me know how they are! x
Posted on 05:52AM on Oct 28th, 2009
Byron and Shelley are both fine, but sulking because they have no soil to burrow in. There seem to be a lot of dead babies (though some of these will have been natural deaths over the month since they were last cleaned out) but there are still at least 15-20 survivors which is a lot of land snails given to the size that they will grow to. Will have to take good care of them as both you and one of mum's friends want to adopt some.
Posted on 01:38PM on Oct 28th, 2009
Yep! But I can't take my two until next year, I have seamonkeys haha and thats probably pushing the no pets policy. Look after little Hercules and Athena for me! x
Posted on 03:15PM on Oct 28th, 2009
My university halls had a no pets policy, but I still had two tanks of stick insects hidden under my bed.
Posted on 07:00PM on Oct 28th, 2009
I think my flatmates would kill me if i got snails haha they already hate the seamonkeys ... (and I know one flat where every single room bought a hamster the other day, my flatmates told me not to get any ideas haha) x
Posted on 08:19AM on Oct 29th, 2009
Your flatmates are mean :P
Posted on 10:57AM on Oct 29th, 2009
Tell me about it haha x
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