Snails! mini centepide thingys!

Also Likes<*}}{{>< · Jul 18, 2004

After just setting up my new Vivarium I just noticed snails and small centipede thingys!! Is my plant under danger?? Will my plant eat theese things?? What can I do?

Also Likes<*}}{{>< · Jul 18, 2004

I Just chucked out of the window a Fu*%*ng huge one!!!. Now I'm really worried!!!!!!!!

Also Likes<*}}{{>< · Jul 18, 2004

Should I use snail and slug pellets? Can I take the plant out and sit it on a plate of water? I Did some deeper digging and found worms aswell!!

myke66 · Jul 18, 2004

Hey, a common solution to getting rid of critters is to leave your VFT submerged in water over night, this will kill all the bugs and your VFT can more then handle an overnight in water. Good luck!

*EDIT* ...Distilled Water!

Also Likes<*}}{{>< · Jul 18, 2004

And put the snail pellets in when the VFT is submerged? Or do you mean just pour a load of distilled water into the vivarium and drown the asty kritters? Does this count for eggs aswell?

jon · Jul 19, 2004

Pour a load of distilled water into the tank and drown them. That's your best bet...

Jason Wong · Jul 20, 2004

Aquatic growing, they call it. VFTs usually experience flooding in their native habitat, so a night or two underwater won't do them any harm.

jon · Jul 20, 2004

[b said:
Quote[/b] (Jason Wong @ July 20 2004,12:01)]Aquatic growing, they call it. VFTs usually experience flooding in their native habitat, so a night or two underwater won't do them any harm.

I was thinking of doing that myslef. How well do Nep and drosera take this?

Jason Wong · Jul 21, 2004

Not sure about neps, but it takes the fun out of dosera growing...they lose their 'dewing' ability and becomes a mass of inactive traps. They will still grow, but are unable to catch insects.