My apple snail has been in quarantine for nearly two weeks now since he reacted poorly to the Melafix treatment I gave my main tank. For the most part, he's doing very well but I've noticed that his shell seems to be getting worse. The small scrapes are now deep gashes so I started treating his quarantine tank with calcium. To help him even more, I bought fresh spinach and dipped it in boiling water for about two minutes. The problem is, he won't even touch the spinach. I don't want to use algae tablets because they cloud up the quarantine tank and create an ammonia spike. How do I make the spinach edible?
Apple snail won't eat
- Thread starter Porcelina
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Hmm. I never had a problem with feeding mine spinich. Try boiling it more - they like their food soft. When I used spinich, I always got it canned, so it was very soft already. You could also try boiled zucchini. If he's eating the algae wafers, try breaking it into small pieces and only feeding a little at a time. You could also try shrimp pellets and hermit crab food (since it's for land hermit crabs, it's fortified with calcium).
Make sure he gets lots of clean water and warm enough temps.
Make sure he gets lots of clean water and warm enough temps.
Yesterday I boiled about a handful of spinach for five minutes and put some in with my snail. This morning I noticed that he'd eaten most of what I'd put in.
My apple snails LOVE carrots and apples. I boil them just to the point of being a little soft so it is easier for them to rasp on.