Post by alex000912 on Apr 29, 2024 6:18:30 GMT
Hi everyone. I'm new here and need some help/advice. Last fall I've got garden (grape) snail from my friend's farm. He was about a year or so. 5 days ago I saw a lump, which was a love dart, I suppose. However as my snail is alone, he had no way to "use" it, so it was just out all the time. I couldn't find any info if it's okay or how to make hime hide it, so I decided to wait a bit. He did sometimes hide it and yesterday it was hidden completely. Today as I checked on him, the dart was out, his eyes were tightly shut, and all I could see was a bit of his head with the dart inside the soil. I freaked out, and wanted to wake him up with water, gentle touch, but nothing worked. He is rather stiff and does not stick to the glass, so I think he might be dead. Could you tell me, please, what has gone wrong and is there any chance he is in hibernation? The colour of the shell is okay, he does not smell, but he didn't eat at night and didn't move at all. Thank you in advance)