How do I safely dispose of snails?

[Beeker]

How do I safely dispose of common pond snails and Ramshorn snails? I feel bad killing them but I'm not sure if they are naturally native to this area (New England). So, what should I do to get rid of a tank full of them?

[Beeker]

I've got to get rid of them. Please help. :thud:

[Raskolnikov]

Throw them in the garbage.

[Beeker]

Is my only choice to kill them? :(

[Wildiana]

if your have small snails, a clown loach will do the job, they love it. will take care of all the snail problems, however if they're pretty nice size then with out killing them you might want to drop them off at you LFS, if they want it. pretty sure they have their share of snails.

[chinnp]

if your have small snails, a clown loach will do the job, they love it. will take care of all the snail problems, however if they're pretty nice size then with out killing them you might want to drop them off at you LFS, if they want it. pretty sure they have their share of snails.

That's my suggestion too. I don't see why they wouldn't take them if you were willing to give them away.

[TKOS]

Clown loaches get large.

I crush them and the fish then eat them

[Lobo.]

just take them out one at a time (this will take a while with the little ones growing up in waves, jus don let them lay any more eggs my moving them as soon as you find them), if u don want to kill them, then just put them in a separate container that you add food to everyonce in a while, i performed genetic experiments on my snails that i had in my snail tank, through selective breeding.. now i have several colors of pond snails... gl hf!

[abraham]

I've got to get rid of them. Please help. :thud:

ever heard of escargo? :joke: :joke: :joke:

Abraham

[IceH2O]

I'm sure someone in your area wants them. I'd kill to have someone throwing me snails weekly.

As it is I'm going to have to raise my own and thanks to someone in this forum I'll have a nice headstart.

[Larissa]

ever heard of escargo? :joke: :joke: :joke:

Abraham
There's recipes at applesnail.net, lol.

[Beeker]

Thank you all for your advice. I'm not certain of the method I'll use yet. I think, since I can't get a fish that will eat these guys, I'll just throw them out, bleach and rinse the tank really well, and sell it. :( My poor heart. I just feel bad killing the snails. But it is just a tank full of snails and I don't want it anymore.

[Pufferpoison]

"how to get rid of snails 101"

Take a snail out one at a time, get a car battery and jumper cables. Hook up to snail, wait until smoke appears, repeat as nessesary.

[Gambusia]

whatever you do DO NOT RELEASE THE SNAILS INTO THE WILD.

I'm sure you know that but in case anybody else doesn't :)

[sploke]

I'm still looking for someone near me who has a snail problem, I want a bunch to start a breeding colony to feed my turtles. Throw some in a plastic bottle and mail it to me :D