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Post by BakersDozen13 on Aug 5, 2019 8:47:46 GMT
I know the snail is very small, but I tried my best at taking photos. The photos are zoomed in as much as possible, but let me know if better photos need to be taken! If it's too small to identify, should I come back in a few months once the snail has grown in size? I found the snail on a blueberry (in a circle dent, where the stem comes from). I live in the northeast US and the blueberries were from a local grocery store, not a farmer's market item. Since it's a from a big brand, I'm not sure where the blueberries were grown. As far as care goes, it was in my fridge for a few days before I decided to take it out. I made a small terrarium for it in a plastic container, which has a bottom layer of soil (EcoScraps) and some moss on top. There's a small food pot which has a piece of broccoli, bok choy, and green onions; I wasn't sure what to feed it. Do you think it'll survive after being in the fridge for a few days? Is the given food okay for the snail's diet? This is my first snail and I decided to take care of it on a whim. Any help is appreciated! There are two photos in the album: imgur.com/a/MxMiCXj
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Post by wolf on Aug 5, 2019 9:41:11 GMT
Hi BakersDozen13, juvenile specimens are always difficult to determine. Your snail reminds me of a Cepaea species (C. nemoralis or hortensis), but that's only a guess.......... . Cepaea is rather often introduced from Europe to US. Time and growth will solve the problem........... . Anyway, you can try to feed iceberg lettuce, cucumber, sweet potato and so on.
Have a nice time: wolf
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Post by shysnail on Aug 5, 2019 13:08:07 GMT
Very cute snail. Juveniles often look quite similar across different species so, as wolf said, I would think a wait and see approach would be wise! It sounds like you're doing a great job with diet, except the green onions. I wonder if another user can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think all members of the onion family are poisonous to snails? If so, the most likely thing is your snail just won't eat it. They're pretty good at recognizing something as dangerous. But I'd take that out, just to be safe. Most other vegetables, and non-citrus fruits are a-okay. If you introduce the foods young, they're more likely to eat them as an adult.
Make sure to mist the tank whenever it's looking dry. Other than that, you sound good to go with your new little pal. If it's survived its ordeal in the fridge thus far, I highly doubt it will die now. I think it will be fine. Looks like a healthy baby in the picture.
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Post by BakersDozen13 on Aug 5, 2019 21:44:26 GMT
How much cuttlebone would a snail of such small size need?
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Post by littlegoldsnail on Aug 6, 2019 2:42:28 GMT
Just a piece, it doesn’t really matter as long as it’s enough to be a source of calcium. Once it’s all gone (which usually takes a while) you can just put another little piece there.
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Post by BakersDozen13 on Aug 8, 2019 3:57:08 GMT
A bit of a late note but if anyone sees it, the blueberries came from Canada.
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Post by simple on Aug 8, 2019 14:23:58 GMT
About the species, it is very similar to a baby Theba pisana.
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