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We Ship Pond Plants All Year* *Except
Seasonal Water Lotus or if shipping route is
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JAPANESE
TRAPDOOR ALGAE EATING POND SNAILS Will Survive in Harsh
Winter Climates with Ice
Covered Ponds!
These snails are non-invasive
and give live birth, not egg layers that
overwhelm your pond.
Close to Actual Size
(Viviparis
malleatus) -The
Black Japanese
Trapdoor snail is
the preferred
species of water
gardeners
world-wide. This
snail is black in
color, body and
shell. We ship them
when they get close
to the size of a
quarter. Trapdoor
snails are one of the
few larger varieties
that can survive the
winter in Northern climates.
This snail is a
great asset in keeping
algae under control
as they groom your plants,
planting pots and watergarden
walls. They also cruise
the pond bottom and
consume decaying matter
such as leaves and fish
food. Full grown snails
can reach 2"-3" long.
Survive in warm ponds:
Yes
Algae eating capacity:
Moderate
to High
Survive in cold ponds:
Yes
Plant eating capacity:
Low
Breathing:
Gilled
Breeding:
Sexual,
live-bearing
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DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS:
Get pond water and have
it at room temperature in your
house or basement. Put the snails
in the water and let them get
adjusted to your pond water.
They are not happy campers when
they arrive! They will appear
lifeless from the shock of shipping,
like a scared turtle in a shell.
As they get active again release
them. They have some algae attached
to their shells. This is unavoidable
as they get the same growth
as rocks and structures and
cannot clean themselves. A few
may get cracked shells during
delivery as they get bounced
around like little ping pong
balls, but they will mend.
We cannot guarantee live
delivery on each and every one
of the snails due to shipping
conditions out of our control.
We ship healthy and active live
snails.
When the weather is hot in the
summer we use a cold pack. We
do everything in our control
to get them to you in good condition.
ADULT
ALGAE EATING JAPANESE TRAPDOOR SNAIL
WEST COAST, SOUTHWEST AND DEEP
SOUTH CUSTOMERS: The snails are shipped from
Mid-America (Ohio). We
cannot guarantee the live delivery of
each and every snail with our free ground shipping
due to hot cargo area temperatures when traveling
through the desert, or in heat waves
anywhere in the US. Please consider
purchasing the 2nd Day Air, or Next
Day Air option below
if you want to insure they all arrive
healthy. High heat
encountered
during shipping
can exhaust and
potentially kill
snails. Snails
have very little
ability to
tolerate heat;
just like
earthworms they
will become limp
and lifeless if
left in the heat
or sunlight. If
the trapdoor
that covers the
shell opening is
still attached
to the meat of
the snail, the
snail is not
dead and may
have a chance at
recovering.
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Note: If you want air
shipping select it now.
You
will not have a chance to upgrade
at checkout.
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2nd Day Air Shipment for
Snails - $28.00
Add - You may delete it
easily later.
Overnight Air Shipment for
Snails - $47.00
Add - You may delete it
easily later.
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REMEMBER: These are live
bearing snails. They only breed
a couple of times a year so
don't expect them to multiply
fast like regular egg laying
snails. Order according to the
size of pond you have. In a
normal pond, Koi and other creatures
tend to eat most of the young.
If you see new tiny snails pick
them out of the pond and rear
them in an aquarium until they
get to at least 1-1½ inches.
In order for your snails to
have a positive effect on algae
growth you should have at least
25 for small ponds and 50 or
more for larger ponds. Farm
ponds should have at least 200
to have any positive effect.
WHERE DID THE SNAILS GO?
We sometimes get email from
people who put snails in their
pond and in a few days cannot
see them after they disperse.
The fast answer to this is that
the snails are still in your
pond and you cannot see them.
They are almost impossible to
spot as they are the same color
as the rocks and gravel. One
way to check is to get a fishing
pole and put a lettuce leaf
on the hook and lay it on the
pond bottom. Come back in an
hour or two and you should have
snails at the lettuce.
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The snail packages below all
include free
ground shipping.
These snails will survive in
any climate in the U.S.
The only exception would be
for ponds less than 2 feet deep
that could freeze solid.
In this case you would need
to winter them inside or the
shells may freeze solid and
crack.
