I'm kinda disappointed. Last year I put dandelion leaves in the tank for the snails to eat and they were all over them. This year they show no interest whatsoever. Of course, last year I had different snails. Maybe these snails have more discriminating taste. What experience have others had with feeding dandelion leaves?
Dandelion leaves
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Should be fine. Is there a difference in teh "age" of the leaves? Perhaps the older leaves are more bitter and less palatable.
My mystery snails eat it. I do cook it down just a little for them.
My store sells it in such a big bunch, I put all of it in some hot water a few min to cook down, then break into smaller freezer bag portion, that i freeze for later use.
My store sells it in such a big bunch, I put all of it in some hot water a few min to cook down, then break into smaller freezer bag portion, that i freeze for later use.
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the frozen food i buy has dandelions in it, along with other greens... so far the snails have been all over it, in both tanks. :huh:
dandelions in general become unpalettable after they bloom. their leaves become bitter and tough.
for humans pick leaves before they have flowers otherwise they are very bitter, but i think snails should eat them, just keep trying and make sure that they are clean and not polluted with anything from your or your neighbors yard,..
I was not aware of that. I'll try to find some dandelions that haven't bloomed yet and pick the leaves from them. I have plenty to choose from.
I tried to find the smallest leaves but all the ones I found were larger and more mature. Perhaps the ones I chose were too far along to be tasty.