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Post by mickysnail on Jan 27, 2007 22:16:28 GMT
Hi can anyone help? My fulica Micky seems to be rasping his shell. It looks like it's be scraped at the lip. I cant see any mites, he eats his calcium and i havent seen any of the others rasping him. I changed to limestone flour to see if there is any improvement. can anyone offer ideas?
Many thanx Mickysnail
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Post by Carolyne on Jan 28, 2007 19:20:04 GMT
the snails rasping their same shells they suffer of lack of calcium or is stuck sediment.
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Post by mickysnail on Jan 28, 2007 22:06:53 GMT
Thanx for the advice carolyne. I will see what the limestone flour does and keepa close eye on him. Mickysnail
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Post by mickysnail on Jan 28, 2007 22:19:53 GMT
I don't suppose you could tell me what stuck in sediment means? thanx mickysnail
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Post by Paul on Jan 29, 2007 9:14:52 GMT
Minimal rasping may not be a sign of illness, snails sometimes do this, in what can only be described as shell-smoothing.
If you can see damage or he's obsessed with rasping his own shell there may be a problem, but as he eats calcium it doesn't sound like there's a reason.
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Post by mickysnail on Jan 29, 2007 15:22:58 GMT
Thanx Paul. I will just have to watch and wait.
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Post by gastropodgirl on Jan 29, 2007 15:32:43 GMT
I remember somebody posting on the forum once saying that their snail didn't like coir and was trying to get it off I think this is what is meant about sediment,they had to change back to what they were originally using.
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Post by mickysnail on Jan 29, 2007 15:51:07 GMT
Thanx for that. I will definately keep this in mind. mickysnail
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Post by gastropodgirl on Jan 29, 2007 15:54:58 GMT
I'm gonna be trying mine on coir shortly once it's finished soaking up water and expanding,I'll let you know how I get on if you like as all mine have only ever been on Irish moss peat with me so we'll see if they like it or not.
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Post by Carolyne on Jan 31, 2007 15:04:29 GMT
The stuck sediment is when there is earth or stuck sweepings in snail's shell (I can see as my snails rasping their shell).
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