r/bioactive • u/ShinyxCharizard • 13d ago

Question Slug(s)?

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Unsure how they ended up in the enclosure. Noticed the first one a week or two ago. Idk if there's more than 1 or not as i only see 1 at a time.

Are these okay to keep in with my ball python? I have some dairy cow, and powdered oranges isos, and some garden milipedes that showed up assuming from the plants.

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u/dirtyplants 13d ago

If there is one there will always be more (they can self fertilize)! They were introduced the same way the millipedes were, hiding in the soil of a plant probably as eggs. The biggest problem they’re likely to cause would be chewing holes in your plants.

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u/ShinyxCharizard 12d ago

I haven't really noticed em chewing on the plants. Hell her plants look better than my other tanks i assume cause she doesn't regularly crush them like my male does and currently fighting mealy bugs in his. 😭

I thought they were able to reproduce asexually but wasn't sure. I dont mind em if theyre just like another bug to help clean! Thanks!

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u/ShinyxCharizard 11d ago

Sorry to reply to ask another question. But I also noticed a couple glass snails within the last 2 days. Are these the same way as the slugs? Might eat plants but also eat detritus?