Do baby snails crawl very high? (Hatchling care questions)

[snerdahmik]

I assume that because they're so young, they won't crawl super high up the cage wall. I'm worried about them escaping the critter keeper and getting lost. I'm not as worried about aspersa babies escaping as I am bradybaena similaris babies.. The Adult I have is almost the size of a dime. When it was a baby, it was smaller than a single black pepper kernel. Imagine how small the newly hatched ones will be! Once I saw a bradybaena similaris hatchling that was the size of a grain of sand.. Should I be worried about them escaping? 


Also, unrelated, I wanted to add some things I read about how to take care of snail eggs & hatchlings so I can look back on this post later, and have some questions answered about babies.

I heard that you should leave the eggs alone until the hatchlings escape to the surface. Is this true for tiny species? Are they strong enough to dig out, or should I make a tiny hole in the dirt for them to escape through? Some foods like spinach have some chemical in them (forgot the name) that can be dangerous to adult snails in large quantities. What foods might make hatchlings sick?

I also read that the snails will stay under the soil for about a day to eat their eggshell, then emerge. It's apparently bad to take their eggshell way before they eat it, because the calcium they get from it gives them a good start.


Other than being extra delicate with them, are there any other needs for hatchlings that are different than those of adults?

[morningcoffee]

Baby snails can and do climb just as high as adults, in fact it's common for them to climb up as high as they can because it would help keep them safe from predators in the wild.

If you have holes in the tank big enough for them to escape it may be worth covering them with something like tape.

Snails usually lay their eggs well and the hatchlings know what to do. They can take quite a while longer than a day to eat their eggshell, you should absolutely leave them alone until they're ready to come out on their own.

[snerdahmik]

Oct 22, 2019 7:31:10 GMT morningcoffee said:

Baby snails can and do climb just as high as adults, in fact it's common for them to climb up as high as they can because it would help keep them safe from predators in the wild.

If you have holes in the tank big enough for them to escape it may be worth covering them with something like tape.

Snails usually lay their eggs well and the hatchlings know what to do. They can take quite a while longer than a day to eat their eggshell, you should absolutely leave them alone until they're ready to come out on their own.

Ok! Thank you for the help!!