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I don't think the mushrooms are a problem - I have heard of others having them and I actually really like it! But I remember hearing something about snails in a terrarium being bad but I can't remember why. I was waiting for my 55 gallon to grow in before putting the darts in and I just recently constructed a top which caused the level of humidity to rise. 2 days after I noticed lines everywhere in the humidity on the glass and didn't know what it was - sure enough I saw a little baby snail. If it isn't a problem I don't mind having them in there.

Thanks!
Justin
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Hi Justin,
There are snails that carry parasites that can be passed to Darts. Some snails also eat Dart eggs. I remove any snails found in our vivs.

Rich

www.fryebrothersfrogs.com

Thanks for the quick responses. I guess I will just remove them as I see them. I saw all the lines in the morning though so I guess they are more nocturnal so I will have catch them in the act. I do hope that mushroom lasts for a while.

This one lasted a while but the tank got too dry without a top and there is a new pup popping up now.
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1.0 Picasso panther chameleon (Pablo)
0.1 Bearder Dragons (Mic Dundee)
0.1 Red-eyed tree frogs
1.0 African side-necked mud turtle (Wrinkles Jr.)
0.0.2 D. Tinctorius (Cobalt V.) Dart Frog

Mushrooms are no concern and are an interesting addition. They will eventually disappear altogether as your tank ages. I miss them when that happens. Snails will eat plants as well as some may eat frog eggs. I do have some tiny flattish snails in two of my immitator terrariums that don't seem to either harm plants
or dine on eggs. They appear to eat the algae that forms on the glass. (In fact one of the tads I was allowing the immitators to raise themselves in a brome axil actually ripped one out of its shell one day and ate it.) Whatever this particular tiny snail is, it is the exception rather than the rule for not doing any obvious plant damage. I would hand pick them out whenever you see one. While slugs can be baited with beer, I don't know if this works with snails. Just be sure the frogs can't get into the beer bait. You don't want to be hosting a frog kegger.
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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

4 D. auratus blue
5 D. galactonotus pumpkin orange splash back
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4 D. pumilio Bastimentos
4 D. fantasticus
4 P. terribilis
4 D. reticulatus
4 D. castaneoticus

I have tried the beer bait trap in my vent tank (lousy snails came in on the one orchid I did not thoroughly sterilize. . . :? ). I used a film canister, filled it with a little beer, placed the cap on, and poked a few holes in the lid and side that were large enough for the snails to get in but too small to let the vents throw a kegger.

It made a dent in the population, and I cleaned out the snails every 3 days or so, but not before they made mince meat of my Macodes.

I have to say that an ounce of protection is certainly worth more than a can of beer. I'm glad that is the only tank with a snail problem.
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