Oh No! I think I just lost my favorite snail!

lorindaleigh

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I was watching my apple snail eat earlier. Then he fell off the drift wood he was on I didn't think any of it. 10 minutes later he didn't move. I picked him up and he's not moving at all. He is hanging partly out of his shell :( I put him in a one gallon and I still do not see any movement. I wonder if I gave him a calcium overdose :( I have been soaking him in a calcium bath every 3 days. I take one pill and put it in a gallon of tank water then put him in it and let him soak in it for awhile. He won't eat the calcium like my other snail will so I figured this is the next best thing. He had a "v fissure" from making snail babies. Over the last week this grew and turned into a wide crack going up his shell. It was sealed from the inside so from my research I thought it would heal on his own. Do you think he's dead or just resting? He doesn't smell at all but if I blow on him he doesn't move. This is horrible! I have become so attached to him. Besides my bettas he is my favorite. Thanks!
 
:uhoh: Dam, I hope he's ok!
 
I'm trying not to watch him and just give him time to do something. Stupid me for getting so attached to a snail. I'm mad at myself lol.
 
Give him a day and then try the "sniff" test again. Sounds disgusting but I was ready to dispose of a snail that was laying in one spot for a couple of days only to have him get up and eat jello on the third.
 
Thanks I will :) I'm going to set up a heater and get a better set up for him. Right now I have him in an old 1 gallon aquarium that I had for my first betta (before I new better lol). Let me set it up properly and hope for the best :)
Thanks.
 
He's alive! I went to go check on him and he was all over a algae wafer. I moved him and he's playing dead again. I wonder if one of my other fish spooked him? What's the best way to get this shell healed? The calcium is taking so long since he won't eat it he soaks in it. Any help would be appreciate it. I don't want to lose him.
Thanks!
 
I would definitely give him time. Do you have a picture of his fissure?

Just saw your last post. Reduce temp to slow growth (low 70's) and feed a calcium rich diet. What is your pH?
 
Glad to hear he's alive and eating!
 
That's great news!!
 
Whew...glad you said something about the temp mz. I was raising it up to 80! My PH is at 7.4. I'll get a picture now.
 
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