Retraction due to exhaustion?

[Bumblebee]

Wednesday morning when I was misting the tank, I noticed my fulica Bacardi being quite retracted, around 1½ cm or so up in the shell. I inspected him closely, along with the other snails, and couldnt find anything crawling around on either one of them.
I began stroking him on the shell, and after some minutes, he came out and poked his head out, and I placed him on the substrate and he began sliming around, only to fall asleep in a nearby flower pot.
Thursday I noticed he was still a bit retracted, but not at all as much as before, I gave him a little shower and cleaned his shell and he almost instantly came out, and today I once again found him a bit retraced, but just a few milimeters, and before I fed the snails this evening, I did find a rather large batch of eggs... I'm not sure if it was him or one of the other snails that had laid it.. So just wondering.. Has anyone experienced a snail being exhausted due to egg laying so that it have retracted? I have seen him eating, and at the moment, he is sliming on the glass door.
I was first thinking about maybe isolating him for himself a bit, but since the retraction was so small today, I thought I'd wait and see how he is tomorrow.

I'd also like to add, that he dosnt have any swelling or damage anywhere that could cause a retraction.


The other snails in the tank havn't been retracting, so I doubt it could be due to wrong conditions, I'm keeping the humidity around 80% and the temperature is around 23 degrees (going to invest in another heat math), and they do have a little warmer spot up near the roof of the tank where the heat lamp is (lamp is on the outside, and they cant get burned by it )

[ness]

Hiya, it's quite common for snails to rest for a few days after laying. I think it does exhaust their energy reserves.

I tend to place nutricious food right near snails that have just laid. Sweet potato makes a good meal for them and keeps for a few days so they can munch on it when ready. He may also appreciate having access to water. If he's not moved in a few days you could try tempting him with some soggy fish food flakes, but be sure to put plenty in as the others will no-doubt wolf them down.

Occasionally an exhausted snail can die, but this is not susually the case with fulica. I suggest to keep an eye on him, but not to worry, it all sounds quite normal.

[Bumblebee]

Ah ok, nice to hear it isnt anything bad I got 6 adult snails, and have found quite alot of batches during the time I have had them, but I never really experienced anything like this before
But I suppose you are right, that its nothing to actually worry about, he does move around and eat

[ladyjan]

hi one of my albino snails laid 221 eggs on the 12th and notice this morning that it looks like his body has pulled away from his shell on one side but connected futher in its shell and hes not retracting back into his shell at all can someone help on this as im reli worried bout him