[Cynosoura]

This might sound like an odd question, but do the snails have a particular aroma when crushed?

Not that I can tell? They're pretty small, but just pulled one out (of several today, actually) and crushed it and couldn't discern any odor.

 

[niputidea]

I have those snails too, and had the millipedes in an isopod bin. The millipedes were easy enough to get rid of because I could just throw out the bin. I’ve just been trying to pull out snails as I see them, or try to attract them with a piece of cucumber and pull them out at night. They don’t seem to be doing damage to plants so far.

I’ve also heard that Sluggo can be used and I’ve tried it in one tank. It’s supposedly harmless to non-snails (iron phosphate in pellets of grain flour or something), but I’m too wary to use it with my frogs still. I can’t tell how well it works because I haven’t been very diligent with it. Not sure if the snails even eat it, or if it just gets moldy and dissolves away. But no harm done to the plants from it.

 

[solidsnake]

I too think I have those snails. I haven’t noticed any negative impact on plants or tried any method to get rid of them yet.

I crush them when I’ve see them, but that’s about it. Maybe I’ll try Sluggo since I don’t have any frogs to worry about.

 

[davecalk]

The reason some say that CO2 bombs don't work is that they may not be bombing the tank several times. Snails and slugs are susceptible to CO2, while their eggs are much more resistant to hypoxia than are the hatched offspring. Knowing the lifecycle of your pests will help you be able to eliminate them.

I wrote an article about how to effectively take out the little beasties many years ago.

Building and using a CO2 generator.

 

[brfrogs]

you could try buying something to eat them. Like a centipede or something but if you do something like that make sure it cant breed and you can find it.

 

[davecalk]

you could try buying something to eat them. Like a centipede or something but if you do something like that make sure it cant breed and you can find it.

I'm sorry, but that's not real good advice. That's kind like inviting a fox to come into the hen house to eat the rats. Centipedes won't stop there. They are generalist predators, they will eat all kinds of things, springtails, frog eggs, etc. They are venomous, fascinating creatures, but most would not recommend them being put in with your precious darts.