I gave Shii a bowl of water with about 20 worms... gone in under 8 seconds!
Also, Shii found a live slug- about 3 inches long... gone! Still had slime coming out of her beak for a long time after...:drool
Here in Hawai'i we have many huge (2 inch long 1 inch wide) slugs and big 2 inch snails. They seem to be everywhere.
They are the intermediate host for Rat Lungworm disease, a sometimes fatal disease in humans. We don't want to get infected.
We are planting a garden, and have dug up dozens...
I have a 3 week old duckling on a chick starter diet. Now that it has grown, I'm letting it roam around the garden, and it eats enormous amounts of insects, earthworms and slugs. Should I change the diet to a bit less protein rich feed, or is it OK to continue feeding it the same way.
She...