I Need All The Help I Can Get!

[darkm]

Hello everyone, I am new. I need help with my two[well I have more but they are in my grandma's pond] large water snails. I want to know what I need to keep them successful. Thanks in advance.

[vickyholt13]

Sorry I know very little on water snails hopefully someone will come along soon that does but it would be useful if you knew what species they are and what country you are from so more accurate advice could be given

[darkm]

Here are the details:
Location:Canada In a nice clearish lake
Species: No clue just know they are everywhere.
Physical: I noticed a ton of snails everywhere! When just last week there didn't seem to be any! Could it be breeding Season?
They both have spirals[don't know scientific name] and they are vary active unless disturbed.
Side note: I hope they like A7X and Disturbed.


Also how do you ship them from one place to the other, from here to my house? Its a 2 and a half hour drive.

[muddydragon]

are the spirals flattened (like a ramshorn en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RamshornSnail.jpg) or pointed (like a greater pond snail: www.arkive.org/great-pond-snail/lymnaea-stagnalis/image-A6531.html)?

As for transporting i'ld say probably in a soft plastic tub (so they don't get damaged if they hit the side) as small as possible and ideally only one snail per tub (so they can't bash into one another). Also get some oxygenating plants to keep in their eventual tank as well e.g. Elodia canadiensis.


breeding season is spring, it's most likely this is post breeding season and you are seeing lots of young snails from this years hatching

[tsrebel]

They will be fine for 2,5 hours in a plastic bag (or two if many snails) with 50/50 of water/air. Tight knots and extra plastic bag around.
There may be a problem keeping them indoors, as they are probably used to colder water than you could give them. Remember to introduce them slowly into their new environment, mixing the water in the plastic bag gradually. To some species, the temperature (if introduced gradually) is no problem (pond snails and ramshorn snails).
A photo would be great! I couldn't find any sites especially about canadian freshwater snails.

In general about keeping freshwater snails:
They are very vulnerable to rapid changes and chemicals in the water. That's the reason I find it harder to keep aquatic snails than landsnails. You should get a test set for testing the water chemistry. They may also need a de-clorinizer to prep the water before adding it. This may not be neccessary if your water quality is good. Copper in the water will poison them, so if you have old water pipes, prepping the water is required. Depending on the species, they may require a little water pump for circulation and oxygen. All these things can be bought at an aquarium/pet shop.

I really hope I didn't scare you! I would definately try to bring home some freshwater snails if I were you. Here in Norway, large freshwater snails are very rare.

[vallery]

I believe there is a write up about pond snails if you look up High Park Grenadier Pond Toronto Ontario Canada.