a Kido with Mantle collapse

[kidothesnail]

Hello,
Please help me.
Does anyone have tips if a snail has Mantle Collapse?
My giant afrikan landsnail is now almost a half year old and she's still very small,
I Cant upload a picture I dont know how but I have pictures of her on my instagram ; Kidothesnail.
Please anyone help me.

[cliath]

Here is a pic:

[starcrazy19]

It looks like shes had some bad/restricted shell growth which may have lead to the problem.

Make sure you're feeding her correctly, and keeping her in the right conditions/temperatures.

If the snail falls completely out of the shell, I'm afraid not much can be done to save her.

If its only a partial collapse, she might be able to heal over the slipped area and stabilise it. Best thing is to put her in as small & shallow container as possible, to restrict her movements and prevent her climbing - it sounds a bit cruel but will help prevent further damage. Keep her moist, since the exposed body will be prone to drying out, and make sure she stays warm.

Make sure she has easy access to good nourishing food, and lots of cuttlefish Fingers crossed! X

[kidothesnail]

Thanks for the tips Starcrazy19.

Ill keep you guys updated about Kido.
I HOPE that she will be fine

[Cashell]

I don't like the way that looks, but good advice has been given, so let's hope your snail recovers.

[kidothesnail]

It looks twice as worse now
I feel bad for my baby
If she dies I have a beautiful memory of her

[Selena]

My albopicta had that as well, its likely caused by a bath shell growth due to weak genes (muddydragon told me that in my thread) . It started with picture 1 end ended (leteral unfortunately) with the condition on pic 2

But i don;t know for sure if the partically matelcollapse causes his dead. He looked very puffy as well and i think some internal obstruction caused finally his dead, but without the puffy part, its not looking good anyway of course.

How is your situation at this moment?

[kidothesnail]

It was very bad but at the moment its gone only her shell growth is bad.. 

[Selena]

fortunately its gone. Muddydragon gave some advise and tips about wat to feed snails with a bad shell growth in one of my threads. Maybe its usefull for you:

Feb 6, 2015 12:37:04 GMT 1 muddydragon said:


Only things i can suggest ae:

make sure calcium is available at all time and offer multiple sources (such as cuttlefish and limestone blocks)
do not force feed calcium by sprinkling on the food (this can make things worse)
make sure you're not giving too much protein (once a week max - too much can speed up body growth above shell growth)
check the temperatures are good being too cold or on the verge of being too cold can cause growth problems
offer vitamin D3 (this helps uptake of calcium) look for vitamin d3 containing foods (e.g egg yolks, fish flakes, mushrooms that have been in the sunlight for a while).
check the tank is not too wet or too dry (squeeze test)
i've heard of cases where people have made up a mixture of limestone flour and water to make a past and then smeared it over the rough badly growing areas of the shell - i don't know if this works but there's no harm in trying.