Helix Aspersa

+  Introduction
+  Identifying
+  Family Tree
+  Predators

Care

+  Basic Care
+  Cleaning
+  Handling
+  Snail Baths

Housing

+  Supply List
+  Tanks and Housing
+  Ventilation
+  Substrate
+  Accessories
+  Light
+  Humidity
+  Temperature
+  Heating
+  Overcrowding & The Lonely Snail

Food Stuffs

+  Feeding Basics
+  Calcium
+  Never feed . . .
+  Food List
+  Frozen Foods
+  Calcium Content
+  Oxalates
+  Protein
+  Vitamins and Minerals

Health

+  F.A.Q.
+  Shells
+  Accidental Poisoning

Breeding

+  Breeding Basics
+  'Birth Control'
+  Eggs

Special Care

+  Baby Snail Care
+  Damaged Shells

Anatomy

+  General Anatomy
+  Shells

Other Stuff

+  Snail Gaurdian Agreement
+  Rainbow Bridge
+  Weird Facts
+  King Snails
+  Other Sites

Recommended Supplies

Below is a list of the minimal supplies need to keep your snails healthy and happy.

Ten gallon aquarium: No smaller than a ten gallon. An even better choice if you can lift it is a 29 gallon.
Screen lid: To keep your snails in and predators out.
Fluorescent light hood: Sized for the aquarium you have.
Repti Sun 5.0 bulb: 18 inch/15 watts for a ten gallon tank
Substrate: A slightly damp substrate
Water dish: Repti Rock water dish works great
Food dish: Large repti rock water or feeding dish
Spray/misting bottle: To mist the soil and them
Cuttlebone or other source of calcium: Washed cuttlebone, Jurassi Cal or Rep Cal Calcium is best.
Treats: Such as Tetra sun dried freshwater baby shrimp
Hiding Spot: Plastic pot or plastic log that kind of thing
Plastic container: Used when cleaning their house, feeding or emergencies.
Vinegar: To clean their house
Hand towel/Toothbrush: to scrub out their house

Optional

Not necessary but nice to have!

Hydrometer: To monitor humidity
Thermometer: To monitor temperature
Timer: For their light
Humidifier: That you can set by them in the same room to raise the humidity.
Mini humidifier: Make a mini humidifier to set in their house.
Background: like for fishes to decorate their house or you could create your own.
Blue night light: For optimal nighttime viewing!

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