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Post by SojMad on Sept 18, 2011 22:20:03 GMT
One of my P. isabella laid a batch of eggs a few days ago. Yesterday, all of the eggs where eaten - and I think it was the snail that laid the eggs that ate them, but I'm not sure.
Why did she eat the eggs?
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coyote
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Post by coyote on Sept 18, 2011 23:09:15 GMT
I'm not sure. I suspect some of my garlic snails eat their eggs too, but I'm not entirely sure they're doing that. Maybe it's a need for more protein? I'm just guessing.
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Post by SojMad on Sept 19, 2011 0:22:27 GMT
I'm not sure. I suspect some of my garlic snails eat their eggs too, but I'm not entirely sure they're doing that. Maybe it's a need for more protein? I'm just guessing. I was also thinking that they might need some more protein, so I will try feeding them protein more often from now on and see if that was why she ate the eggs.  I'm still glad though, two other batches of P. isabella-eggs are hatching right now. I keep those eggs (now tiny little snails!  ) in a separate container since they were laid just before I moved the adults to a larger container. ^^ |
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Post by ness on Sept 19, 2011 18:47:04 GMT
It's quite common with P.isabella. I have tried adding protein but it doesn't seem to make a difference with mine. I've known of other people reporting this behaviour. Usually it's another snail, not the egg-layer, that eats the eggs (in my experience). Fortunately they're regular layers! The eggs of this species do not appear to be affected when moved, so yours should have a good chance of hatching |
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I'm still glad though, two other batches of P. isabella-eggs are hatching right now. I keep those eggs (now tiny little snails! 
) in a separate container since they were laid just before I moved the adults to a larger container. ^^