horrr0r
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Post by horrr0r on Sept 6, 2015 0:01:18 GMT
I was taking my tank down from the shelf and walking next to my bed and I tripped over laptop charger and fell forward towards my bed, sorta falling "on" my tank/dropping my tank on the bed and falling onto it. So all the substrate and everything in it sloshed to one side.
BUT THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT SPECIES' EGGS IN HERE (B. similaris and A. gracile) AND ALSO THE 15-OR SO NEWBORN "PREMATURE" A. GRACILE HATCHLINGS THAT HATCHED BEFORE THE REST OF THE EGGS, THEY'RE LESS THAN A WEEK OLD!
What do I do? I'm afraid to touch anything and make it worse! Are my eggs a lost cause? Are my hatchlings?
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horrr0r
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Post by horrr0r on Sept 6, 2015 0:04:59 GMT
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Post by astana on Sept 6, 2015 17:26:49 GMT
Just shake the tub a bit to re-enter the substrate. Surviving hatchlings will crawl to the top, so put out food. Eggs will still hatch even if they are separated from the rest of the clutch. If you are really worried, hurt add a thin layer on substrate on top so that all eggs remain covered. Don't be too afraid to take action; eggs and hatchlings are hardier than you think!
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horrr0r
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Post by horrr0r on Sept 6, 2015 19:43:19 GMT
Just shake the tub a bit to re-enter the substrate. Surviving hatchlings will crawl to the top, so put out food. Eggs will still hatch even if they are separated from the rest of the clutch. If you are really worried, hurt add a thin layer on substrate on top so that all eggs remain covered. Don't be too afraid to take action; eggs and hatchlings are hardier than you think! Omg I ended up spending 2-3 hours or more carefully combing through every inch of substrate with a plastic fork, looking for every snail and egg and hatchling and empty eggshell. The only reason I finally stopped looking and began reorganizing the whole tank was because I was starting to get in trouble for shirking all my other responsibilities for the day! Talk about OCD... *sigh  ? I hate to admit it was wasted time/ effort, but I sure hope I was worrying for nothing! All of my hatchlings were alive! A couple of them came to the surface, but since the substrate was all deep and sloshed to one side, I came across most of them only once I started digging liiiiiittttle by little. Same with the eggs. I sure do hope my eggs survive. At least the B. similaris ones!  The only other problem was that one of my adult B similaris is all %#@!'ed up! I have no clue if it was caused by this or not, but something is wrong with him and it's worrisome  I tried searching a lot but can't find the right info so I am making my own post with photos. So if anyone is reading this, please look at my other post, I'd appreciate any help, even if it's just a guess. Thanks! |
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I tried searching a lot but can't find the right info so I am making my own post with photos. So if anyone is reading this, please look at my other post, I'd appreciate any help, even if it's just a guess. Thanks!