Is my snail dead?
- Thread starter Sawah
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Thanks everyone. I really appreciate all the help. I would probably be a complete nervous wreck without it. >.< Thanks a bunch!
you can also go the direct route and pull him out to administer a smell test. if he smells like aquarium, he may be fine... if he smells like death and rotting, well....
I smelled him a little while ago. I'm going to try again soon and see if he smells. If not I'm going to do a water change. Thanks
Thanks! He still smells normal. I did a water change. We'll have to see where it goes from here.
When my snail was doing poorly and not eating I put her in a breeder trap, at msjinkzd's recommendation, and this way she didn't have to move around the tank searching for food. I was worried that she was going to die. She had stopped moving around the tank.
I put snail jello in there with her, and also some veggie pellets.
She was able to eat without moving very far. Each morning she had eaten some and I removed the snail poo and uneaten debris with a turkey baster.
It was one of those plastic floating traps I got at the Petstore for around $2.
It helped my snail; just a thought.
I put snail jello in there with her, and also some veggie pellets.
She was able to eat without moving very far. Each morning she had eaten some and I removed the snail poo and uneaten debris with a turkey baster.
It was one of those plastic floating traps I got at the Petstore for around $2.
It helped my snail; just a thought.
Thanks. I'm afraid to move him much. He's still half way out of the shell...and he's still all shrivley looking. He's just lying there not moving even a tiny bit. His body looks a little discolored too, but that might just be the light.
Aww... I'm so sorry... it doesn't sound good. If you gently stroke his foot does he not move at all?