inky
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Post by inky on Mar 4, 2012 7:06:49 GMT
Ok, remember how I said tiny has a cracked hsell? Well I kind of cracked it a tiny bit again and realised that because he's so small, his shell is paper thin! Is there any way of fixing that?
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Post by PennyFarthing on Mar 4, 2012 11:27:54 GMT
Hi Geckonator. Give him calcium and try to avoid handling him as much as possible. There isn't much else that you can do, as far as I know.
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saki114
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Post by saki114 on Mar 4, 2012 14:45:34 GMT
Yes, as Pennyfarthing said, just dont handle him a lot and give him lots of calcium (& hope 4 the best  ) |
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Post by blondekiss on Mar 4, 2012 23:39:43 GMT
Snails are very good at fixing their shells. I know cos I rehomed 6 from a man who's young boys had got bored with them. You know what young boys are like! The snails were dropped alot, had huge cracks & dents in their shells. I've had them about 2 months, now you can't see a single dent.
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saki114
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Post by saki114 on Mar 4, 2012 23:58:29 GMT
Snails are very good at fixing their shells. I know cos I rehomed 6 from a man who's young boys had got bored with them. You know what young boys are like! The snails were dropped alot, had huge cracks & dents in their shells. I've had them about 2 months, now you can't see a single dent. that is AMAZING!!!  |
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jessicamartin
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Post by jessicamartin on Mar 5, 2012 18:07:15 GMT
I find that calcium powder that you can find in the reptile section in any pet hop, mixed with fish food flakes, and then made wet by mixing it with water is a very tasty treat that the snail loves and hardens it's shell very quickly, I did this with all of my white jade's that I bought, as they came to me very cracked and layers of their shell could almost be picked off, feeding them enough of this to cover their cuttlefish twice a week, has been very very helpful.
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Post by PennyFarthing on Mar 5, 2012 18:19:50 GMT
Great tip! Thanks JessicaMartin.
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inky
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Post by inky on Mar 5, 2012 21:35:09 GMT
No. No fish food. Last time I did that it stunk my bedroom until I couldn't sleep in it. Just, no wet fish food. Plus, I think there's salt in the fishfood I get. And oil. (I own fish and an apple snail in a tank) So, I'll try to make something else, but really, no fish food.
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saki114
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Post by saki114 on Mar 6, 2012 3:19:21 GMT
I remember I experimented giving fish food to my snails and stunk for a week Straight. Lol  unfortunately I share a room with my sis, who doesn't understand me and my snails at all.. it was actually entertaining lol.... Sorry for my rambling, this thread sort of reminded me of a past incident  Geckonator, maybe you could post a pic of how tiny is doing so far, so we can see where the crack is. Agreed with jessicamartin, reptile calcium is an excellent source and I totally recommend it ;D |
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inky
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Post by inky on Mar 6, 2012 5:11:18 GMT
It keeps healing quickly then breaking for a bit. I'm not sure when it heals/breaks but I think it's when he tries to pull himself fully in his shell.
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Post by PennyFarthing on Mar 7, 2012 11:05:00 GMT
Maybe he's growing too fast for his shell or eating too much in one go. I've been told it can happen, but I don't think you can do anything about it. He should be OK.
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inky
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Post by inky on Mar 7, 2012 11:05:58 GMT
The tank food keeps growing mould, so he's not overfed. And I found him mature.
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Post by PennyFarthing on Mar 7, 2012 11:10:34 GMT
That rules that out then. I'm afraid I've run out of ideas.
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saki114
Achatina immaculata
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Post by saki114 on Mar 8, 2012 0:59:26 GMT
Huh thats strange. I have know idea why thats is happening |
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inky
Achatina immaculata
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Post by inky on Mar 8, 2012 8:51:37 GMT
Hmm... He might just be a weaker kind, he looks like a crossbreed.
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saki114
Achatina immaculata
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Post by saki114 on Mar 16, 2012 1:12:45 GMT
Probably. |
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unfortunately I share a room with my sis, who doesn't understand me and my snails at all.. it was actually entertaining lol.... 