Snail question (Pictures)

[KatelynC]

Hello Everyone.

I'm new to this place and have spent the last few days looking around and reading up. There is awesome info here! I, like a lot of you have an affinity for mystery snails... i have a couple of darker colored ones, with what looks like stripes. His shell isn't in the best of shape (he came that way) poor guy. I was wondering what color you'd all call him. Thanks for any input!

 

[pik01]

chestnut or wildtype? welcome to AC btw

 

[DarrylR]

I believe snail breeders call that chest nut color.

Googles colors of mystery snails and got this link consisting of a table of colors.

http://www.angelfire.com/va/myevolution/snails/bridgesii.htm

 

[msjinkzd]

chestnut have a light foot, i would call it a dark footed wild type or a dark striped olive.

 

[grannylvsfish]

nice looking, add some calcium to his diet and drop some tums in and he will get better

 

[KatelynC]

Thanks so much everyone! You guys are quick!

 

[KatelynC]

Do i just drop a tum in the water? or?

 

[Lupin]

Drop the Tums straight. Your other alternative is Caltrate. Both will not hurt anything. I'd use Caltrate for a start. If you get the one with Vitamin D, Vitamin D will help it absorb the calcium effectively and you can proceed to Tums or Caltrate (with no Vitamin D added) although I wouldn't stick with Caltrate (with Vitamin D added) for too long due to possible overdose of Vitamin D which might be fatal to the snail.

I agree with Rach. It's the wild type. Chestnuts do have light foot. Yours has dark foot.

 

[Hollygirl]

He would benefit from homemade snail jello too. The sticky is at the top of the invert page. Welcome to AC!

 

[blue2fyre]

I have one that same color. He was sold as a black mystery snail. he's been on a calcium rich diet and the new growth on his shell is such a rich dark brown. It really makes a huge difference