Post by pinkunicorn on Jun 26, 2012 23:48:31 GMT
Oh dear. I accidentally dropped my other oxy and its shell broke. It fell in the crack of the sofa... and despite getting such a soft fall it broke quite badly. Its shell already had cracks and holes and it was thin like paper and brittle. I doubt the poor thing ever had calcium in its life. It came from the house's balcony so not very much food, especially this spring as we moved out in February and took the plants before the snails came out.
I tried to fix it with different kind of tapes and plasters, but it's futile. It's too small for anything to attach to it and I suspect I ended up doing some damage while trying to fix it. It's ironic, that the reason it dropped in the first place is because I was trying to be super-gentle while moving it and not squeeze too hard with my tweezers... and then I didn't hold on tight enough.
Any suggestions welcome, in case someone has an idea I didn't try yet. He's on top of cuttle now, with some dinner. I've sprayed him to keep him moist... I just hope he starts eating the cuttle ASAP to get the rebuilding process started.
I tried to fix it with different kind of tapes and plasters, but it's futile. It's too small for anything to attach to it and I suspect I ended up doing some damage while trying to fix it. It's ironic, that the reason it dropped in the first place is because I was trying to be super-gentle while moving it and not squeeze too hard with my tweezers... and then I didn't hold on tight enough.
Any suggestions welcome, in case someone has an idea I didn't try yet. He's on top of cuttle now, with some dinner. I've sprayed him to keep him moist... I just hope he starts eating the cuttle ASAP to get the rebuilding process started.
