Post by maklau on Jul 2, 2022 4:29:00 GMT
I’m pretty sure I saw two of my grove snails mating (at least I think that’s what they’re doing, they’ve been attached for a long time now) and I want to make sure I find their eggs if and when they lay them. I don’t want to raise more snail babies and REALLY don’t want to have to cull them once they hatch and I know I shouldn’t release them outside.
My first grove snail had laid eggs in the beginning of this year and it was pretty unexpected since it was just one snail, there was no mate. It probably had mated before I found it outside but I had it for about 5 months before it laid eggs so I didn’t think it would. I still tried to look for clutches just in case but didn’t ever find any but I must have missed them because one day a bunch of tiny little snails appeared. Anyway I decided to keep the babies since i couldn’t bring myself to cull them and about 5 have survived with one in particular really thriving and has now grown full sized. I just found that one mating with the parent now.
TLDR I’ve tried looking for clutches before to get rid of them before they hatched but failed and I don’t want to run into that issue again. Does anyone know how soon grove snails lay eggs after mating and how best to find the clutches before they hatch? Thanks!
My first grove snail had laid eggs in the beginning of this year and it was pretty unexpected since it was just one snail, there was no mate. It probably had mated before I found it outside but I had it for about 5 months before it laid eggs so I didn’t think it would. I still tried to look for clutches just in case but didn’t ever find any but I must have missed them because one day a bunch of tiny little snails appeared. Anyway I decided to keep the babies since i couldn’t bring myself to cull them and about 5 have survived with one in particular really thriving and has now grown full sized. I just found that one mating with the parent now.
TLDR I’ve tried looking for clutches before to get rid of them before they hatched but failed and I don’t want to run into that issue again. Does anyone know how soon grove snails lay eggs after mating and how best to find the clutches before they hatch? Thanks!
