My DIY Pond Snail Trap

[Hollygirl]

I started out with a glass spice jar with a plastic lid. Using a dremel, I made some of the holes in the lid a little larger, enabling the snails to get to the bait but not my shrimp. I then baited the trap with snail jello, set it in the tank overnight, and simply removed the trap in the morning which had a lot of baby pond snails inside. The snails are then ready to be fed to my Assassin snail tank.

 

[msjinkzd]

very clever!! I like that the lid is removable. Great idea Holly

 

[Fish-Addict]

Nice!! GlaD to hear it worked too. Great job :thm:

 

[Hollygirl]

The glass bottle is easy to clean too, since it is dishwasher safe. I managed to get a lot of the baby snails that were about the size of this "o".

 

[evelyn80]

OMG thats genius! i might make one to get rid of the infestation in my 5.5 planted

 

[247Plants]

I would make the holes bigger to catch bigger snails too. Shrimp move a lot faster and are pretty easy to get out of the way when it comes time to pull it out.

Excellent idea though!

 

[blue2fyre]

I wonder would something like that work for some fry i need to catch in my 5 gallon.

 

[madfox]

Beautifully done! And as a crafter and avid DIYer, I'm highly amused to see that you including the safety glasses in the photo of bottle and dremel to show what you used! :rofl:

 

[SMinNC]

Thanks for the Idea!

I'll be making good use out this DIY'er! : )

 

[clb2196]

Great idea! I want to get rid of some pond snail, but not my ramshorn who's not too big. That will work perfectly, I think.