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Post by orchid on Mar 26, 2020 20:36:09 GMT
i’m so confused. it’s been a week and my snail doesn’t move over night. he only moves when i hold him. he gets a good nutritional diet and his tank is humid and big. he seems overall healthy but he doesn’t move around, therefor he’s not eating. help!
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Post by snerdahmik on Mar 27, 2020 1:33:12 GMT
What species is it? It could be the food. If not, then try waking him up and placing him on the food periodically through the evening (preferably past sundown. Snails are nocturnal.)
He could be waking up late at night to eat, then going back to the place he slept. Mine have favourite spots.
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Post by orchid on Mar 27, 2020 2:04:20 GMT
What species is it? It could be the food. If not, then try waking him up and placing him on the food periodically through the evening (preferably past sundown. Snails are nocturnal.) He could be waking up late at night to eat, then going back to the place he slept. Mine have favourite spots. i don’t think he’s just sleeping in a favorite spot, as normally i pick him up to check up on him and when i wake up he’s in the exact same spot. he is a predatory species but i’m not sure the name. i am working on changing his diet as i had no idea but it’s really stressing me out as everything is closed and we are self quarantining and i don’t know what bugs to find outside. my mom won’t let me order bugs online. i’m thinking of releasing him and finding a new snail which seems horrible but he will be happier outside where he is able to get the right diet for him. |
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Post by orchid on Mar 27, 2020 2:05:38 GMT
but he’s my only snail, so that would be really upsetting, but i can’t be selfish. there aren’t snails commonly found outside where i live and i’m not sure if i feel comfortable ordering them online, but i might. it seems ok, as they hibernate.
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Post by snerdahmik on Mar 27, 2020 2:28:47 GMT
What species is it? It could be the food. If not, then try waking him up and placing him on the food periodically through the evening (preferably past sundown. Snails are nocturnal.) He could be waking up late at night to eat, then going back to the place he slept. Mine have favourite spots. i don’t think he’s just sleeping in a favorite spot, as normally i pick him up to check up on him and when i wake up he’s in the exact same spot. he is a predatory species but i’m not sure the name. i am working on changing his diet as i had no idea but it’s really stressing me out as everything is closed and we are self quarantining and i don’t know what bugs to find outside. my mom won’t let me order bugs online. i’m thinking of releasing him and finding a new snail which seems horrible but he will be happier outside where he is able to get the right diet for him. Usually snails won’t eat bugs. That’s understandable for your situation. If you have any raw meat in your home (BESIDES CHICKEN) you could give him a little sliver. I’ve heard of people’s carnivorous snails enjoying that quite a bit. Hopefully this will be over soon. I hope you’re doing okay! Don’t feel rotten, it isn’t your fault. I’ve been in a similar situation many times before. Releasing him doesn’t seem horrible at all! A lot of people have had to do that; what’s important is the health of yourself and the snail. I’ll see if I can find what other species live in your state. What state do you live in, assuming you’re american? |
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Post by orchid on Mar 27, 2020 3:53:28 GMT
thank you! i live in washington state  i know of snails being here but i can barely ever find them, even during summer. but i can look better haha |
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Post by snerdahmik on Mar 27, 2020 5:01:25 GMT
This link MAY help, but sadly it is a very large and vague region. It includes species living around the entire pacific northwest, which does include washington state, but it’s hard to know which species you could even find in your area. www.bily.com/pnwsc/web-content/Land%20Snails.htmlI’ll continue on my search for resources for you. edit;) There IS a book published, listing over 240 species native to the Pacific Northwest, BUT.. It costs $35.00. Some parents may be unwilling to buy things like that, but I wanted to show you in case you’re interested! osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/land-snails-and-slugs-of-pacific-northwest |
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Post by orchid on Mar 27, 2020 5:48:45 GMT
thank you so so so much! i appreciate your help a lot
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Post by orchid on Mar 27, 2020 5:57:34 GMT
i’m testing out some raw ground beef right now, thanks for the suggestion  |
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Post by snerdahmik on Mar 27, 2020 6:05:20 GMT
thank you so so so much! i appreciate your help a lot It’s no problem! I was already doing this tonight anyways. I’m trying to find resources for most of the states. |
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Post by orchid on Mar 27, 2020 6:10:22 GMT
wow. he hasn’t seemed to be eating much but i put him next to the beef and he immediately started eating hopefully he doesn’t over eat haha |
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Post by snerdahmik on Mar 27, 2020 6:11:02 GMT
I found a link that lists land snails of the “columbia basin” which, looking it up, is a general area that covers most of Washington.. would that be helpful? The only resources I can find around Washington are very vague / incredibly large areas.
Nevermind, the college it was from deleted it. I’m going to email them and ask if they have the PDF archived.
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Post by snerdahmik on Mar 27, 2020 6:11:45 GMT
wow. he hasn’t seemed to be eating much but i put him next to the beef and he immediately started eating hopefully he doesn’t over eat haha That’s wonderful! I’m so happy for you! He definitely just didn’t like the food. He’ll stop eating when he’s full, so don’t worry! |
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Post by orchid on Mar 27, 2020 6:32:05 GMT
should i feed this similar to a fish flake, once a week? or more often?
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Post by snerdahmik on Mar 27, 2020 6:34:58 GMT
should i feed this similar to a fish flake, once a week? or more often? Liguus is more knowledgeable than I am about this, but I would say every other day? Maybe some with every meal since it prefers meat..? I’m very unsure. The only meat-eating snail I’ve had preferred live plants.. |
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Post by orchid on Mar 27, 2020 6:56:52 GMT
awesome! i’ll research and as around. i have some live plants in his tank but i’ve yet to see him eat it. maybe i’ll buy some that are made for animals to eat or something like that
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Post by snerdahmik on Mar 27, 2020 7:46:12 GMT
awesome! i’ll research and as around. i have some live plants in his tank but i’ve yet to see him eat it. maybe i’ll buy some that are made for animals to eat or something like that Usually live plants means “non-decaying”.. lettuce, little microgreens from outside.. there’s a list of edible snail plants somewhere. I’ll find it sometime. |
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Post by orchid on Mar 27, 2020 19:15:29 GMT
oh ok! thanks |
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Post by orchid on Mar 29, 2020 7:36:08 GMT
update: he is now very happy and active all night |
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Post by snerdahmik on Apr 1, 2020 22:10:14 GMT
update: he is now very happy and active all night That's great!! I'm happy for you! |
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