Post by donut on Jan 23, 2009 14:42:58 GMT
i didnt notice i hadnt seen Shaggy (or scooby lol) for a couple days BUT one of them days was mainly coz at one point or another one of the snails was on the glass doors so couldnt open the Viv & TBH couldnt be sure which of the 2 Fuli or either or them tbh was hiding
got into the tank last night to find that Shaggy (im sure shaggy is the smaller of the 2) UNDER the living lettuce on a HUGE clutch of eggs much bigger than any of the other clutches SO im wondering if a day or so ago (say tue or wed) he was tired out & got stuck under the lettuce & dehydrated
SO last night i showered him & held him in my hand for AGES & he EVENTUALLY poked his eye out & came out onto cucumber BUT only a small part of his head & neck
the MUSCLE bit (im thinking the bit called the mantle) is REALLY far back into the shell almost to the first ridge after the neck end (hope that makes sence)
put him BACK into the tank last night packed into damp coir on top of some cucumber & inside the plantpot next to the heat mat (ive never noticed the snails shells being so COLD before)
this morning as soon as the kids were in school i took him out again & he hadnt moved OR eaten
ive had him on a piece of cuttle fish all day in some water & he has been out crunching the CF & had a drink (turns away form the cucumber) & was actually out for 2hrs this arvo when i went out & DIDNT attempt to escape hasnt moved BUT is still chomping the CF
ive had a look at his mantle again & it looks like PART of it has come away from the shell totally i can see straight between the shell & the mantle (only a small section in comparison to the rest of the shell BUT it looks like it HAS moved forward slightly from last night
what are his chances
what else can i do
how do i tell my 4 & 5 yr old he is poorly
im gonna grate some CF blend it with water or milk (mine like milk) & paste it onto some CF
any other ideas peeps
THANKS
got into the tank last night to find that Shaggy (im sure shaggy is the smaller of the 2) UNDER the living lettuce on a HUGE clutch of eggs much bigger than any of the other clutches SO im wondering if a day or so ago (say tue or wed) he was tired out & got stuck under the lettuce & dehydrated
SO last night i showered him & held him in my hand for AGES & he EVENTUALLY poked his eye out & came out onto cucumber BUT only a small part of his head & neck
the MUSCLE bit (im thinking the bit called the mantle) is REALLY far back into the shell almost to the first ridge after the neck end (hope that makes sence)
put him BACK into the tank last night packed into damp coir on top of some cucumber & inside the plantpot next to the heat mat (ive never noticed the snails shells being so COLD before)
this morning as soon as the kids were in school i took him out again & he hadnt moved OR eaten
ive had him on a piece of cuttle fish all day in some water & he has been out crunching the CF & had a drink (turns away form the cucumber) & was actually out for 2hrs this arvo when i went out & DIDNT attempt to escape hasnt moved BUT is still chomping the CF
ive had a look at his mantle again & it looks like PART of it has come away from the shell totally i can see straight between the shell & the mantle (only a small section in comparison to the rest of the shell BUT it looks like it HAS moved forward slightly from last night
what are his chances
what else can i do
how do i tell my 4 & 5 yr old he is poorly
im gonna grate some CF blend it with water or milk (mine like milk) & paste it onto some CF
any other ideas peeps
THANKS