are my snails dead

[AMETHYST212]

I have 3 three snail in 2 different tanks. i have a 1 black myster snail, blue mystery snail and a gold mystery snail.
i think the black and blue one are dead. they do not move and have this slime coming out of them. can some help me in identifying what is going on. :girl:

 

[Galaxie]

If he doesn't close his trap door when you pick him up or poke him, he's probably dead. My snails didn't last very long for some reason. ....couple/three months and they were gone. Everything else is happy though. ..including those pesky mini-snails.

 

[DaisyTattoo]

I have heard to smell them, if they are super rank, then they are dead.

 

[patoloco]

I had the displeasant experience of smelling a dead one. The LFS employee/friend put it right under my nose. YUCK!

 

[Galaxie]

Yes, I don't know of a worse smell.
:thud:

 

[AMETHYST212]

oh ok yeah they go back in when i touch them. i hope they not reproducing though. because i saw two of them in a very unforgettable position at night. LOL

What is that slimy stuff though and why are they producing so much of it.

 

[DaisyTattoo]

My very large apple snail has the slimy stuff and it usually comes with some brown stuff so I am assuming it is.....poopy? I dont know other than that LOL.

 

[TheMightyQueenPixie]

Excess slime is a sign of stress... Snails are VERY nitrite sensitive. Check your ammonia and nitrites. Do a massive water change and cross your fingers.

 

[AMETHYST212]

i checke dthe water and my ammonia is at 0 nitrits are at 0 and the nitrates are at about 40

 

[Hurley]

40 is high. Most people keep thier nitrates under 20. I would do a water change or two and see how they are acting.

I have one snail that just stays in his shell all the time if he is one particular tank, but if I move him to another he is out and about. I can't really explain it, both tanks read about the same in set up and chemically. :huh: