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Post by ruchikabatra on Mar 8, 2011 12:55:33 GMT
I have got a trumpet shaped snail from andaman beach..i dont know about its eating habits..how can I have it as a pet..please help.
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Post by coyote on Mar 8, 2011 18:27:19 GMT
Hi ruchikabatra, welcome to the forum. We need a little more information in order to answer your question. Do you have a picture you could post here so we can help identify it?
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Post by ness on Mar 8, 2011 20:58:36 GMT
Is it a land snail or a sea snail?
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Post by ruchikabatra on Mar 9, 2011 17:20:59 GMT
this is the snail i found in bay of Bengal(andaman beach),India.Please suggest what are its feeding habits.Thanks a lot for your reply. Attachments:
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Post by coyote on Mar 9, 2011 22:40:24 GMT
Did you find it on land or in the bay?
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Post by ruchikabatra on Mar 10, 2011 14:00:49 GMT
I found it in the bay.
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Post by ruchikabatra on Mar 10, 2011 16:34:21 GMT
pls suggest soon..i fear it might die
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Post by coyote on Mar 10, 2011 18:19:40 GMT
IF you found your snail in the bay, it sounds like it is a marine snail, and we don't know a lot about sea snails here. We specialize in land snails, which require a different kind of care. You need to have a special salt water aquarium set up for your snail, and that requires special advice and knowledge that we just don't have.
Can you find an aquarium store near where you live? The people there would be happy to help you. Do a search on the Internet for salt water aquarium forums, and those people could probably help you out too. Sorry, we just don't know about marine snails here.
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Post by ruchikabatra on Mar 11, 2011 5:34:51 GMT
I want to discuss some of its habits-
1)it survived for 1 week without water(so does it respire through lungs or lungs or gills both)
2)we have kept it in water but sometimes it gets above on another shell and try to come out of water.
3)it has tentacles.
can you suggest something?
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Post by coyote on Mar 11, 2011 22:12:12 GMT
The tentacles are probably its eyestalks and its siphon.
What kind of water are you keeping it in? Salt water species will eventually die in fresh water, and vice versa. It may be trying to get out of the wrong kind of water.
As long as its gills or lung is damp, it can absorb oxygen from the air. But it cannot live like that indefinitely, it is a big stress on the animal not to be in its proper environment.
I think it's best for you to consult with a salt water aquarium shop for some advice, because as I said, we know about land snails here but not about marine snails. They are very different animals that require specialized care to live healthy lives.
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