Moving smaller snails into big snail tank

[vicki]

I've kept my 2 white jade snails in their own tank because of their size and didnt want them to get squished by my 3 bigger fulicas, but the white jades are now 2inches (just shell length) and my fulicas are 4inches (just shell) .... when stretched out the big boys are around 7-8 inches if not more ....

Is it ok to put the white jades into the big tank with them yet or wait longer?

Any advice would be great!

[Rachel]

personally i'd wait till they get bigger

[Snail Lover.]

Well this is just my opinion but i think they would be fine, ive kept a 3cm baby with a 12cm fulicia and bigger ones, and thats fine, never been squisheed/hurt.

[crossless]

In Finland we usually wait till baby snails r 3cm to 4cm after that we put them with bigger snails.

Soon I can put my babies in bigger tank with parrents, but I'll put on both ends of tanks food and cuttlebone (so every one will find something to eat), 'cos I bought so big that 5fulicas will fit in one tank. And I don't know how big the babies grow so lil extra space is in terrarium too.

[ade2009]

I suppose also the type of snail bears on the matter , i have one albino margie around 14cm shell and three smaller ones around 5-6 cm shell, i wouldnt put them in together just yet because if he took a nap on top of one of them they would end up flat. Whereas snails like retics are slimmer so to speak and can be moved in with each other much quicker. just my opinion , we do need to remember though that snails are extremely strong, just keep a close watch on them.

Ade

[vicki]

seeing as theres mixed opinions, i think i'll wait a while yet, theres no rush anyway, im just looking forward to the day they can move in with the other 3.

Thanks guys xx

[lucyjames]

I personally wouldn't -I am waiting till Bernie starts to grow before I put him in - he's still so tiny

But I did see a gorgeous tank once with all fulica but it had eggs, hatchlings, babies, juveniles and huge adults in it - so I would assume this should be fine - so long as there is plenty of space, and some teeny things for the smaller ones to hide in!

[crossless]

I think eggs and hatchlings should be in different tanks. Big snail can crush the eggs, and hatchlings when they hatched. It hard to check if babies get enought calsium and something to eat, and do they even find the food and calsium. If u just leave the eggs in adult tank to hatch and grow, u'll get too many babies anyway and it's hard to get them in new home.

I think if u wanna think of snails safety, put younger snail in the tank when they have like 1 to 3cm size difference with they parrents/ tank mates. So they won't get squashed.

Yes I have decited to move my biggest 4cm long shelled babies to they parrents, the smallest baby can't access the food and calsium 'cso bigger ones r allways eating and smallest have to wait. :S

[snailysnail]

as long as there is plenty of room to move around and the water dish is shallow enough or has marbles in it so the smaller ones won't get stuck in a large snail dish, they should be absolutely fine. at 2 inches their shells will be much harder than when just hatched, and i doubt they would get hurt even if the bigger snails sat on them. mine don't seem to sit on snails smaller than them, they only try to hitch a ride on bigger snails! i would put them in and if you are still worried, just keep an eye on them. make sure there is enough cuttlefish and food so they can eat without getting in each others way.

[bethpickles]

I was wondering about this too. I have three smaller ones and one big one. Haven't noticed anything going on. The smaller ones like to crawl all over the bigger one.. lol

[crossless]

I think then is time when baby snail can move longer distance like to food dish and to cuddlebone, I had to separate one baby snail from adults 'cos it didn't have enough energy to go for cuddlebone so it started to eat bigger ones shells.