Post by Hannah-Bird on Apr 5, 2011 3:39:34 GMT
On February 13th I decided to wake my snails from hibernation. I had their new tank all set up and ready, but when I went to wake Lenore and Wendell I found that Wendell had died. I'm not sure exactly what happened, I'd last looked at him closely a couple of weeks prior, and all seemed normal. His epiphragm was withered away and to my horror so was his body. 
At first I worried that something had gotten into the tank because I'd neglected them during hibernation, but Lenore was sealed up and fine. Thankfully my brother reminded me that even though he was smaller he may well have been older than Lenore.
I checked on the babies in their tank, and for the most part they had hibernated perfectly (Simon even knew to bury himself-- the rest slept on the ceiling). Little Olive didn't make it. Apparently she wasn't quite developed enough to make it through hibernation, even though she did close herself in. It was a very sad day, and I dearly miss them both.
At first I worried that something had gotten into the tank because I'd neglected them during hibernation, but Lenore was sealed up and fine. Thankfully my brother reminded me that even though he was smaller he may well have been older than Lenore. I checked on the babies in their tank, and for the most part they had hibernated perfectly (Simon even knew to bury himself-- the rest slept on the ceiling). Little Olive didn't make it. Apparently she wasn't quite developed enough to make it through hibernation, even though she did close herself in. It was a very sad day, and I dearly miss them both.
