AquaMan Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Hey people. I got 4 apple snails - Huey, Duey, Louey & Stuey, presumably Pomacea in November 2005 and put them in my outdoor pond in Auckland. There, they have been happy all summer, mostly eating red plum leaves that fall in the pond. They have grown, but are still more like golf than tennis balls. My question is... knowing that the temperature of the pond is dropping quite quickly now, am I at risk of losing them to hypothermia? I've thought of sending them on vacation to a friend's indoor tanks, but hearing how large their apetite can be in warmer water, I wouldn't like to impose. I guess another option would be to try and warm the water a little. The pond is about 80 gal and 10 metres from the nearest power supply. Any ideas? Thanks in advance ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Hi Aquaman.. Welcome to the NZ Fishroom 80G is pretty small.. so would it be possible to make up a light wooden frame with a double skin of poly fastened to it. This would create a sort of thermal blanket if you designed it to have an air gap between the sheets of poly. Better than poly is the stuff they call Agrathane .. (I think).. and is what they use for the covering of Tunnel Houses. Often when these people in the Horticultural business "re-skin" their tunnel houses they just dump the old stuff.. so it might be worth asking around.. as the Agrathane is a lot more durable than the poly. Hope you enjoy your visits. Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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