Lsnail
Archachatina marginata
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R.I.P.
Jun 28, 2017 20:55:50 GMT
Post by Lsnail on Jun 28, 2017 20:55:50 GMT
Unfortunately, 4 of my snails have left this world. I don't know 100% what the cause of death is yet. However I have a hypothesis. My mom makes me keep my snails outside, and I keep them in the shady area of my garage roof, which I have access to on our back deck. I was stupid enough to keep 2 out of my 6 snails in a smaller, glass tank I found in my basement, as it was getting crowded in my main habitat. The lid is airtight when its fully closed, so I kept it partly open, kind of propped up. Then last night it was REALLY windy. As a result, it closed (as that's how I found it this morning). They probably lost oxygen. I feel so idiotic. I really should have kept them in a better environment. Sigh. However, 2 of them were in a different habitat with plenty of air holes, and they looked the same way as the other 2 did. Any thoughts? Thanks, Lsnail
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Jul 4, 2017 15:17:32 GMT
Post by seastar on Jul 4, 2017 15:17:32 GMT
Hi Lsnail,
You said that you think your snails died because of an oxygen loss, though I am not sure this is the reason your snails died. I say this because my sister sells snails and she has sent quite a bit of snails in Alberta (we live in the province of Quebec) and they were out of oxygen for 3 days in a row (they're cepaea nemoralis, so if yours snails weren't cepaea nemoralis I don't know the amount of time they can survive without, thought I do not think 1 night was enough). She once said that these cute mollusks don't need a lot of oxygen. All this to say I don't think it's the oxygen that killed the 2 in the airtight terrarium.
Just to be sure, I have 1 question: were the snails caught wild or you know their age? They could just have been old. But if you do know their age, and they were young, they could have been sick without you noticing it. I do not want to make you feel guilty, but maybe also they were fragile and they did not have the care they needed (I apologize if I'm mean, it's not my intention). My sister had 4 snail dying too 1 year ago approximatively and they were still juveniles. She thinks they had a bad care and, as the others didn't die, they were probably more fragile.
Do not worry, I'm sure it's not your fault. Hope you'll feel better!
Seastar
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Lsnail
Archachatina marginata
Posts: 16
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R.I.P.
Jul 5, 2017 0:54:18 GMT
Post by Lsnail on Jul 5, 2017 0:54:18 GMT
Hi seastar, Thanks for you response. You aren't being mean at all. I think what you said sounded accurate. I don't know the species, but they were caught from the wild. Do you or anyone else know if there is a way to check how old a snail is? I hope next time around things will go better. Thanks again, Lsnail
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Jul 6, 2017 14:14:31 GMT
Post by seastar on Jul 6, 2017 14:14:31 GMT
Hi seastar, Thanks for you response. You aren't being mean at all. I think what you said sounded accurate. I don't know the species, but they were caught from the wild. Do you or anyone else know if there is a way to check how old a snail is? I hope next time around things will go better. Thanks again, Lsnail Hi again Lsnail, I don't know how to give an age to a snail. My sister talked about some "rings", though you should not only rely on what I say, as I'm just a beginner with an expert sister. What I do know is that when cepaea species are adult, they have a thin line (black with cepaea nemoralis) at the end of their shell. Here's what I'm talking about (circled in red): Do you have pictures of your former snails or only descriptions? Hope your snails were happy when you had them. Seastar
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