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The smell of this magnificent Colombian Ramshorn snail attracts a newt.
It smells delicious!
Eastern newts eat only what they can swallow in one whole piece.
This snail is too large for the newt to eat it.
Lucky for my newts I have colonies of smaller sized snails in all my aquariums.
Here you can see my Newt-a-girl named SheShy on the hunting path.
She is looking for young up to 5 millimeters size Bladder and common Ramshorn snails.
Both male newts seem to be very busy at this moment in staring at each other contest.
Here the newt-a-girl found a perfect size delicious Ramshorn snail.
Lightening fast attack!
It takes a couple minutes for Easter Newts to fully swallow a snail.
And then the hunt will go on.
But remember - newts do not attack large adult snails.
Adult Ramshorn and Bladder snails are very proficient breeders thriving in freshwater aquariums.
A couple dozens of adult snails provide s very steady supply of baby snails for newts to feed on.
This makes snails one of the best live food to culture right in aquariums with newts!
Though, with 3 newts to feed I also have to keep snails in a couple separate aquariums 😉
Have fun and happy Newts 😊
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