Hi every1, my snails are'nt hatching!

[Joshuaa]

Hi every1, im new here as i have only just found this site . i was givin by my girlfriend about 100 eggs, im not sure what they are but i think they are fulica... i was given them about a month ago now, and only 1 has hatched and i think it is dead because it hasnt moved at all... my girlfriend told me that al i had to do was keep them in a fairly warm place and spray them with water once a day, am i doing the right thing? could someone tell me if they are going to hatch or not and if they arent where i could get some more eggs or baby snails appart from ebay lol .
Thanks
Josh

[deadmansfinger]

If anyone has eggs/snails for sale they will be in our classifieds section.

You are lucky your fulica eggs didn't hatch as you'd never have been able to get homes for them. If I was you I would put them in a tub and leave them in the freezer for a few days. Incase you didn't know fulica as the most common species of snail and easily bred and are basically "a dime a dozen". If you want to hatch one or two to keep then go for it but don't hatch loads with the idea of selling them on as you'll be stuck with them.

What you did with the eggs seems fine though, but you sometimes find some batches of eggs are infertile so you were lucky this is what you were given!!!


Welcome to the forum.

Brian.

[Joshuaa]

thanks brian, i will freeze most of them and try and hatch a few, should i keep the 1 that has hatched or is it dead because it hasnt moved for more than 2 weeks...
josh

[grant2006]

hi jakerneox
could you please email me i know someone who has lots of
2 inch young fulicas for free

[Joshuaa]

oh yeh sory grant, i forgot to say thanks for telling me about the free fulica's lol so... THANKS!
Josh