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Post by aspersa on Jun 15, 2021 20:09:01 GMT
hey everyone - ive got a 1-2yo garden snail who im trying to wake out of hibernation. hes been under for a few months & i just recently moved so hes in good conditions again.
hes been in 70s-80s weather with frequent mistings and available food for 3 days now, but i havent seen him move at all - hes inside a small log in the tank. he doesnt smell and hasnt deeply retracted (when i nudge his shell i can tell his foot's stuck to the side of the wood). any advice?
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snaileyhammy
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Post by snaileyhammy on Jun 15, 2021 22:56:11 GMT
Hello! First I recommend giving your snail a warm green tea bath. Then try increasing the humidity, and see if that helps at all. It is going to take time and patience. It can take weeks for them to wake up. I hope this helped you, and your snail wakes up soon!  |
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Post by aspersa on Jun 16, 2021 17:52:08 GMT
thank you ^^ i will say, i'm having trouble getting him out of the log because i don't want to pull on his shell, but i'll try that
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snaileyhammy
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Post by snaileyhammy on Jun 16, 2021 20:45:40 GMT
Ok awesome! Try maybe sliding him off the log.
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Post by SuspiciousBagel on Jun 17, 2021 10:17:37 GMT
I didn’t know that garden snails hibernated like that! I just assumed they’d estivate when it got too cold. Interesting!
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snaileyhammy
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Post by snaileyhammy on Jun 17, 2021 13:51:04 GMT
Yeah! They do hibernate. It’s best to just keep there tank at a constant warm temp though winter so they will not hibernate.
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Post by aspersa on Jun 23, 2021 16:30:48 GMT
^ ive been trying to reach him, but it seems like he's too deep in the log.. is there a way i could flush him out or something? id say hes about 4-5 inches deep in this little corkwood log hes got
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snaileyhammy
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Hi I am Hammy! I adore snails and slugs.
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Post by snaileyhammy on Jun 23, 2021 20:40:03 GMT
Hmmm, I would try maybe lightly poking him out. Can you touch him at all? I know this may sound strange, but if you can touch him you can hum him awake. It’s highly likely that it will not work, because of him hibernating. If you try everything and you still can’t get him, you may have to break it open to get him out.
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