cafren
Achatina fulica
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Post by cafren on May 14, 2007 21:44:53 GMT
This would be Twizzles, he's about 5 and a half years old now, and i've had him just over 4years. Anyway, he was crawling up the side of the tank and i noticed that he looked like he had fallen out of his shell...  now hes just lying there looking pretty lifeless but he's still breathing. Im really worried, so any suggestions as to what's wrong with him would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. |
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Post by xyni on May 14, 2007 21:58:03 GMT
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Post by Paul on May 14, 2007 22:09:14 GMT
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cafren
Achatina fulica
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Post by cafren on May 14, 2007 22:15:29 GMT
Yeh, i read that before but the pictures arn't too clear so i thought i'd post one on here. I picked him up just to investigate and he's just puffed up really badly. Now i've got a really bad feeling he's dead because i can no longer see if he's breathing cause of all the swelling.
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Post by xyni on May 14, 2007 22:19:48 GMT
 Well its a shame they go like that  if yours dose die hes gone to heaven 
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Buse
Achatina fulica
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Post by Buse on May 15, 2007 5:23:19 GMT
Awwww Poor Thing |
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cafren
Achatina fulica
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Post by cafren on May 15, 2007 20:19:02 GMT
Well hes not dead yet, as he is now sat here looking at me while eating a banana.
Right, you know where your on about the mantle collapsing? I'm still not sure if that's whats happened because looking at him and then looking at other people's photos, it seem's like he has litrally fallen out of his shell? And i cant actually see really far down into the shell...cause his body's in the way.
If his mantle has collapsed, will it repair itself?
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Post by kab on May 15, 2007 20:38:20 GMT
im so sorry , i had a large tiger snail with partial mantle collapse last week and he died very quickly afterwards his collapse was not anywhere near as extensive as your snails looks either , i would doubt that it would repair , best thing is to keep him quiet make sure he cant climb and just keep him comfy , karen |
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Post by Paul on May 15, 2007 20:41:49 GMT
It is mantle problems, the mantel has come completely away from the shell. It is a muscle that is supposed to hold the lung open by stretching up to the shell.
There have been cases where the snail has made a full recovery. Just keep it in a shallow tub where it can't climb and cause further damage. If it is eating that is a great sign, and it may yet make a full recovery.
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Post by Paul on May 15, 2007 20:44:12 GMT
Just wanted to add that I don't wish to give you false hope. As mentioned by Kab it seems a lot of the cases do end in death unfortunately. I've seen it a few times, but in my cases they refused to eat. But not in all cases, there have been recoveries.
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cafren
Achatina fulica
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Post by cafren on May 15, 2007 20:54:16 GMT
He's still eating yeh. I seriously was never aware that this could happen though. Thanks alot for everyones help, i also never knew this forum existed and i am really impressed!
Don't suppose you want any pictures for the website etc?
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Val
Archachatina dimidiata
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Post by Val on May 15, 2007 21:17:52 GMT
Do keep us updated on his progress it would be great if he recovers from this. Val |
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Post by Paul on May 15, 2007 21:25:22 GMT
Don't suppose you want any pictures for the website etc? Yeah, that'd be great. If you post them here, I'll save them and stick them on the mantle collapse page during my next round of updates. |
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cafren
Achatina fulica
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Post by cafren on May 15, 2007 21:28:20 GMT
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Post by Paul on May 15, 2007 21:45:43 GMT
The mantle still has a lot of shape. When it happened to mine, it was like a sock round the body; it looked better but was actually worse because it had completely collapsed. It started to get shape back and heal but the snail refused to eat and then died. I still hold out hope for your snail.
With it still holding the lung open (which it looks like) they are just more prone to infection.
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cafren
Achatina fulica
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Post by cafren on May 15, 2007 22:03:51 GMT
I've moved him into a smaller tank and he's now asleep. Yeh, the mantle still has its shape, like it could actually be slotted straight back into the shell...it's like he has grown to big for it and popped out, but this obviously is'nt the case.
Ahhh well, i hope for the best really and i'll keep you updated.
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cafren
Achatina fulica
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Post by cafren on May 20, 2007 17:31:01 GMT
Twizzles sadley died sometime this afternoon, he started to look alot better around wednesday and was eating more. But sadley...all good things come to an end i guess.
Thanks for everyones help anyways
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Post by kab on May 20, 2007 17:44:04 GMT
so sorry you lost him karen |
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Joshuaa
Achatina immaculata
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Post by Joshuaa on May 20, 2007 17:52:11 GMT
awww its horrible when yoo lose a snail =[
so sorry =[
poor thing
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Val
Archachatina dimidiata
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Post by Val on May 20, 2007 18:50:48 GMT
So sorry you have lost him.
Val
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LisaLQ
Archachatina papyracea
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Post by LisaLQ on May 20, 2007 20:01:50 GMT
So sorry |
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Buse
Achatina fulica
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Post by Buse on May 20, 2007 21:05:41 GMT
Awwww So Sorry To Hear That |
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Post by mickysnail on May 20, 2007 21:12:09 GMT
sorry for your loss. mickysnail
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Post by MeMyselfI on Jun 14, 2007 17:45:58 GMT
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Post by eric2 on Jun 14, 2007 18:56:43 GMT
that is a mantle collapse very few snails survive it
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if yours dose die hes gone to heaven 
Anyway, I want to tell that my friend's snail was almost like yours before he/she died. He/She also try to leave his/her shell, and some time later whole snail puffed of with all internal organs and other stuff. Here's some pictures who it happened.