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Post by cindy on May 31, 2006 15:41:30 GMT
Update. Last night, snail started moving around some more. It crawled up side and upside down and the chunk of shell that looked really lose came off. Now the snail has just a fraction of what it used to have for a shell. It also has a lot of exposed underparts. There is a clear, gel-like, very fragile looking area, I am guessing it is where the snail stores its moisture.
Should I be concerned about the clinging to the side, and the hanging shell side down from the top? If this is a natural way they like to be, then that is fine, I just want it to heal. Also, when is too much shell loss too much? This is getting close to a prior post regarding one that lost its entire shell (but I do not know what the result was - I hope okay).
Thank you,
I am going to see about how to upload a photo..
CIndy
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Post by cindy on May 31, 2006 15:54:42 GMT
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Post by sezzy5889 on May 31, 2006 16:27:16 GMT
hmm, it doesn't look good  I'd say theres a 95% chance that he will die, the other 5% being that the veins all still look intact, there are no brakes to the skin, just make sure you keep the tank very moist and keep spraying him, poor thing... |
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Val
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Post by Val on May 31, 2006 17:38:51 GMT
The clinging to the side and hanging upside down is quite normal for a snail, looking at the pics, he has lost a lot of his shell but the fact that he is so active I think he may have at least a 50/50 chance of survival. As Sarah said, keep him very moist by spraying him a lot and keeping his tank very humid. Good luck and do let us know how he progresses.  Val |
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Post by Cindy on May 31, 2006 18:19:02 GMT
Sarah and Val:
Thanks. It is on the side again, which makes its loose internal parts sag. So I hope that it can regenerate some sort of protection over it. If it all has to grow from what shell is there, though, it will take a long time. Can it just grow a all over thin shell?
And Sarah, I think you are right about its type. Helix aspersa.
...from another page:
The brown garden snail (European brown snail) Helix (Cyptoomphalus) aspersa Müller, was described by O.F. Müller in 1774 from specimens collected in Italy. This plant feeder has been disseminated into many parts of the world intentionally as a food delicacy, accidentally by the movement of plants, and by hobbyists who collect snails. It was introduced to California in the 1850s as a source of escargot. It has adapted well to California and is very troublesome as a pest of crops and ornamentals (Capinera 2001).
I am in San Jose, CA. And, I found another one today - but totally smashed!!
Thanks!
Cindy
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Post by sezzy5889 on May 31, 2006 18:21:56 GMT
if he does recover then yes the shell will grow all over, its hard to describe but, the 'slime' all over the flesh slowly hardens forming a new shell, it won't sort of grow from the piece that is left, if you know what i mean?
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Post by Cindy on May 31, 2006 21:07:31 GMT
That is a relief. I have a series of dishes that I will be rotating daily to keep a super clean home. And I am misting throughout the day. Today seems to be a resting day again. No eating that I am aware of, although the cuttlebone might have some indentation that was not there yesterday.
Thank you for the advice, I will keep posting. Hopefully this will be a success.
Cindy
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