Painting Snails...

LJLKRL05 · Oct 3, 2017

Gator1970 said:
That’s a great idea! I bet you can get any colour of the rainbow, maybe even glow in the dark! Plus it would probably be relatively non-toxic.

My sister owns a nail salon and uses it all the time. But not on snails

Krzydmnd · Oct 3, 2017

LJLKRL05 said:
My sister owns a nail salon and uses it all the time. But not on snails

Maybe she should open a... Wait for it.... Snail Salon!

LJLKRL05 · Oct 3, 2017

Krzydmnd said:
Maybe she should open a... Wait for it.... Snail Salon!

LOL my son is looking at me like I’m crazy for laughing so hard. That is perfect

DSC reef · Oct 3, 2017

Krzydmnd said:
Maybe she should open a... Wait for it.... Snail Salon!

That's classic!

Murica · Oct 3, 2017

DSC reef said:
Really man? Give me a break. It's a shell, no paint is going on the actual snail. Going to jail, that's comical. Are you that bored fishmanz? So with your logic I guess we should do time for putting a dog in a Halloween costume! Lol.

I used to shoot chipmunks as a kid.. If a snail will put you in jail I don't even know what's in line for me!! :0

bsagea · Oct 3, 2017

andrew james said:
This is probably the dumbest thing I've posted yet, but I need to ask. I have some large Astrea Snails in my QT tank that I will be moving to my Display in a week or two. My daughter (7) wants to paint the shell of a particularly large snail. So I have some questions,

Is this cruel?

Is there a paint that will not hurt the snail or the inhabitants of my tank?

What about glow in the dark paint?

I swear this is for my daughter and not me...

I am sure this will sound horrible to some, but maybe the proper thing to do here is to teach your daughter (regardless of her age) how to treat all living things. Why would anyone entertain such an idea? Besides the harm it could do to the poor snail, why would you take a chance on what it might do to your tank. If she wants to paint, maybe shells from the beach or dead coral would be a good place to start.
bsa

Tucker64 · Oct 3, 2017

Fishmanz said:
Yes it is cruel.

It’s like painting your other pets such as a dog or cat. Would you do that to them so they glow in the dark?

People have gone to jail for such acts,as it is considered a form animal cruelty

Wow this is simply false information. You clearly have done no research on this topic. Fish and aquarium animals in general are not covered under the same animal cruelty laws as cats, dogs and other animals. Whether or not there's a morality issue here is not for anyone to decided but the owner.

The best way to go about this would be to put the snail in a shallow lid full of water so only the snails shell would be out long enough to be painted. Lightly dry the shell and paint. Do not use any source of heat to cure the paint as that may cook the snail obviously. Try to find a fast drying aquarium safe paint.

Saltybubbles288 · Oct 3, 2017

I'm interested is this as well I am adding more shells for the hermits soon and my SO wants to paint some, and as for the cruelty part any body who's is objecting to painting a snail, I would seriously suggest you look into a practice called tagging, and explain how this is any different if not much better? Also petsmart offers a service where they pretty much Airbrush your pet with dye.

Oceanwave45 · Oct 3, 2017

DSC reef said:
Really man? Give me a break. It's a shell, no paint is going on the actual snail. Going to jail, that's comical. Are you that bored fishmanz? So with your logic I guess we should do time for putting a dog in a Halloween costume! Lol.[/QUOT

Fishmanz said:

Yes it is cruel.

It’s like painting your other pets such as a dog or cat. Would you do that to them so they glow in the dark?

People have gone to jail for such acts,as it is considered a form animal cruelty

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I understand your point. However some people few "us" reefers as being cruel. There are people and organizations that are against us keep fish in boxes in our homes. But I do not think its that cruel as long as the animal isn't harmed.

Just my opinion! Just saying!

Oceanwave45 · Oct 3, 2017

I understand your point. However some people view "us" reefers as being cruel. There are people and organizations that are against us keep fish in boxes in our homes. But I do not think its that cruel as long as the animal isn't harmed.

Just my opinion! Just saying!

lauderdalestunner · Oct 3, 2017

The guys at work back in the day would catch the big turtles around the docks. They then would painted spirited message [emoji6]about the boss and toss them back in....

Fishmanz · Oct 3, 2017

Oceanwave45 said:
I understand your point. However some people view "us" reefers as being cruel. There are people and organizations that are against us keep fish in boxes in our homes. But I do not think its that cruel as long as the animal isn't harmed.

Just my opinion! Just saying!

I struggle myself at times in regards to the hobby as a whole. If you really think about it, it’s quite cruel in itself.

Just scan this one forum in a day and look at all the livestock that dies from parasites, infections, ammonia, etc. Taking all these specimens from their natural environment and sticking them in a glass cage. I’ve been in this hobby going on like 15 years now so seem a lot... But I love my fish!

However doing something completely unnatural such as using paint on a animal isn’t necessary, nor would any of the Randy Farley, Scott Fellman, Bob Fenner, etc find it to be an acceptable practice in the reef hobby.

sundog101 · Oct 4, 2017

By the way I really hope we’re joking about the cruelty of painting a snail’s shell here. If I were a snail I’d love to be jazzed up.

cmcoker · Oct 4, 2017

Just sayin

DSC reef · Oct 4, 2017

cmcoker said:
Just sayin

Lol! This made my morning.

DSC reef · Oct 4, 2017

All the people seriously standing way higher than us "cruel people" are some serious hypocrites. Now fishmanz is name dropping pros in the hobby, it's a joke people! Seriously, is having a sense of humor in life that horrible? Personally, I think peoples reaction to this is absolutely funny. Teach your children about caring for your animals, don't ever paint them because it could harm them, lol. That snail has a name! Lol. I love all my animals and give them the up most care but some of these comments are priceless. Oh yeah, it's a joke....

tupes · Oct 4, 2017

Possibilities are endless.

siggy · Oct 4, 2017

love escargot and on that note you can buy a big bag of shells for your kids to paint, then let your crabs adopt them, that should appease the SLUG POLICE

flsalty · Oct 4, 2017

andrew james said:
This is probably the dumbest thing I've posted yet, but I need to ask. I have some large Astrea Snails in my QT tank that I will be moving to my Display in a week or two. My daughter (7) wants to paint the shell of a particularly large snail. So I have some questions,

Is this cruel?

Is there a paint that will not hurt the snail or the inhabitants of my tank?

What about glow in the dark paint?

I swear this is for my daughter and not me...

I don't know that one can be "cruel" to a snail. I don't think it would good for the animal to be dry for as long as it would take to paint it.

Since there is no way I would want something like that in my tank, I would use this as an opportunity to educate my daughter on the nature aspect of reef-keeping. and how we shouldn't alter animals for our amusement.