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Post by snailgal on May 22, 2005 21:19:57 GMT
Hi Darren,
Just wanted to know do you sterilise this first?? and also HAVE YOU SEEN ANY BUGS!!!!!
p.s. Yep, I'm real excited about my GALS, hubby isn't too sure yet, I think he has visions of them escaping or growing to be a foot long ;D
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Paul
Teenage Snail
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Post by Paul on May 24, 2005 5:02:03 GMT
Hi Val,
I know you asked Darren but he ain't been around so I thought I will.
I use Irish peat and I now sterilise it before it gets to my tanks. It comes with all sorts of hitchhikers so it ain't worth it. I found out the hard way.
You can pour boiling water through it, bake it in the oven on max for 30mins - 1 hour or Microwave it. I use the Microwave coz it smells less and is quicker. Although I need to do more batches this way, I had to anyway with the oven coz I need so much so it's still way quicker.
I cover a large plastic tub's worth with clingfilm, wet it if it isn't already, and then nuke on full power for 5 mins.
Make sure the soil has cooled down before the snails see it, when you remove the clingfilm it will stink so I do this outside. I throw it all in a large plastic storage box and give it a stir each time I come back to it. It soon cools down if you do this and if you need to add any water that obviously helps.
paul
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