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I work in a produce section of a grocery store, and today I found a slug in a head of cabbage. I couldn't kill him, so I brought him home to either put in the garden or feed to a toad. He has seeminly ignored the cabbage, broccoli, and mango I have place in his enclosure. I have poured a little water on him to keep him hydrated too.
Couple questions:
He keeps trying to climb out of the enclosure but stops moving when encountering a dead end. Why is he not eating?
What would be the ideal enviroment to keep him in? Wet, cold, warm, etc (I realize he will probably die soon, but this death is better than a trash compactor)
What would the ideal food be for slugs?
Would he survive long in a garden ~80 degrees?
Would he be tasty to a north american toad?
I'm more curious than anything else
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He still wiggles. Just gave him some water drops
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>>2448707
>put in the garden
Don't he might be a nonnative
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>>2448711
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>>2448714
Can they reproduce asexually? If not it won't be a huge issue
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>>2448717
Most can. Don't take the risk of introducing an invasive species.
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http://velvetdragon.com/cyberslugs/pets.html
Ignore this part:
>Slugs and snails should be fed organic produce. Pesticides are designed specifically to kill slugs!
Organic isn't any better in pesticide use. Feed them whatever. Just wash that shit. Most important is using distilled water, I'd assume. I kept some slugs as a kid, but they always died quickly, probably because of chlorinated water.
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>>2448755
Thanks this is a lot of information. I didn't think of how sensitive their skin and physiology is
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>>2448707
Just put him outside in the grass where he'll he happy.
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>>2448707
It could end as an invasive species if you let it roam free or reproduce unsupervised.
You should definitely kill it
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tell him I said hi
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