snails mating for 30 hours!?

[shaydeesnail]

Well the title says it all really, my zanzibarica have been in the exact same position for 30 hours. Is this a problem or is it normal?
At one point i was worried that they had died as their skin wasn't pulsing like it normally does, i prodded one gently a couple of times and it took a while to respond but moved it's head a little. They are normally very active and hungry snails.
Could there be a problem, can they get... "Stuck?"
Anyone with experience of A. Zanzibarica please let me know
I finish work in 11 hours and will check on them again when I get back in.
Also just to everyone who's sent me a message, I will reply then too I'm not just ignoring them lol!

Thanks

[gunshotglitter]

I don't know much about zanzibarica but my helix pomatias are mating right now and have been on it for 3 straight days, they haven't eaten or moved much from the spot either.
It's not the first time though so I'm not worried.

I don't think they can get stuck, maybe the mating wasn't a success the first time (or the second or third lol - something i've often observed with my pomatias), so they are just trying it over and over until they succeed. I don't know, just a guess.

And LOL I can actually imagine the poor snail turning its head thinking 'jeez u curious hooman, can't you see we're busy??!!' ;D

[tsrebel]

My zanzibaricas are still babies, so I've no experience in this regard. I do know that many snails mate for hours. (The Leptaxis undata are very quick (minutes not hours) and the fastest I've seen (or not seen - I've only witnessed them mate once, but know from the love darts and babies that they probably do it all the time)).

[malacophile]

30 hours?! Jeeze, Sting has got nothing on your snails!

[shaydeesnail]

Hahaha! Thanks for the replies, everyone.
It seems some time between 30 and 40 hours they finished off!
Hopefully I will be expecting some babies soon does anyone know how long that usually takes in this species? They aren't even fully grown yet though, so I wouldn't be suprised if there are none for a while. Got a picture of them.