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Post by sweetsnail on Apr 25, 2021 11:32:33 GMT
Hi,
I have young Helix aspersa possibly 5 months old that started to mate few weeks ago.
It has been burrowing for 2 days and today I found few eggs on the surface but she is still inside digging and possibly keep going. Is this normal for first time laying eggs and possibly not experienced yet? Or is it because the substrate need to be deeper?
As comparison, my older helix aspersa usually dig till it hit the bottom the. deposit their eggs in clumps. Once finished it will close the tunnel and go away.
Hope to hear from you. Thanks
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Post by morningcoffee on Apr 25, 2021 14:35:21 GMT
Hi, I have young Helix aspersa possibly 5 months old that started to mate few weeks ago. It has been burrowing for 2 days and today I found few eggs on the surface but she is still inside digging and possibly keep going. Is this normal for first time laying eggs and possibly not experienced yet? Or is it because the substrate need to be deeper? As comparison, my older helix aspersa usually dig till it hit the bottom the. deposit their eggs in clumps. Once finished it will close the tunnel and go away. Hope to hear from you. Thanks Could be due to lack of experience, or maybe the snail accidentally dug some of the eggs up while turning the soil over. How deep is the substrate?
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Post by snaileyhammy on Apr 25, 2021 16:24:59 GMT
This is very strange. I have tons of garden snails and some do this often. It may be the substrate isn't deep enough or the soil could have been moved around and you didn't see the eggs.
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Post by sweetsnail on Apr 26, 2021 0:42:57 GMT
Hello,
The substrate is about 3cm deep for the young snail’s tank. The other tank for older snails is the same 3cm deep and they have no issue in depositing eggs at the bottom.
It’s the first time she lays so hopefully with practice she can do it.
Btw, I saw the other young snail in the same tank was checking out the eggs on the substrate and possibly munch on it, do snail eat other snail eggs when available to them? I am not breeding so will scoop the eggs out.
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Post by morningcoffee on Apr 26, 2021 7:52:38 GMT
Hello, The substrate is about 3cm deep for the young snail’s tank. The other tank for older snails is the same 3cm deep and they have no issue in depositing eggs at the bottom. It’s the first time she lays so hopefully with practice she can do it. Btw, I saw the other young snail in the same tank was checking out the eggs on the substrate and possibly munch on it, do snail eat other snail eggs when available to them? I am not breeding so will scoop the eggs out. I'd maybe make the substrate slightly deeper personally just to give a bit more space for egg laying, maybe add an extra cm or so, but it's up to you. It probably is just inexperience though. Some snails will eat eggs, it's not something I've seen aspersa do before but you never know. Some species are really keen on eating each other's eggs, at least in captivity.
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Post by sweetsnail on Apr 26, 2021 11:31:40 GMT
I will give it deeper substrate, thanks for your advice. Cheers.
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