|
|
Post by katie22 on Oct 14, 2008 15:51:37 GMT
I have 3 Fulica, two are active each night and are eating without me putting them on the food. Norman isn't, he hadn't come out of his shell for 3 nights so last night I gave them a warm bath and although he moved he didn't come out his shell. Put them back in the tank, on food and he moved a little way across the tank but didn't eat anything while the others munched away. Any ideas of whats wrong?  He hadn't covered the end of his shell, just retreated quite a way inside. |
|
|
|
Post by laurent on Oct 14, 2008 16:43:59 GMT
Hi,
I don't know if that can be related to my issue with A. achatina, but if so, I'm afraid you might be in trouble.
I'm not asking anything about humidity or temperature because your other snails in the same tub are fine.
Laurent
|
|
|
|
Post by AlienSnail on Oct 14, 2008 20:32:09 GMT
Oh dear. It may be something that Norman can recover from, sometimes they do, but much of the time they do not.
I suppose you could try raising the heat a little even though the others are happy. Perhaps this one is a little more delicate?
Has anything changed in his environment at all?
Has he laid a clutch of eggs recently? Sometimes they will rest for a few days after laying, but even so I would be concerned if the resting session went on for so long.
Please keep us updated and good luck x
|
|
|
|
Post by katie22 on Oct 15, 2008 9:51:05 GMT
Thank you for the replies.
Nothing has changed in the environment recently, a couple of weeks ago I added some more compost as I thought it was too wet, but he had been fine since then until recently.
He hasn't laid any eggs.
Do alot of snails just die for no reason?
|
|
|
|
Post by AlienSnail on Oct 15, 2008 10:34:15 GMT
Well it's not uncommon. I've had apparently fit and healthy snails simply die off for no apparent reason, and many of us have experienced this with our snails. Often, as it is in your case, it's just one that's fine one day and poorly the next, while the rest are unaffected. I wish I had an answer as to why it happens, but no. I have noticed that when keeping the runty ones as pets they will thrive until just before reaching sexual maturity, where some of them appear to 'switch off' and die. It seems logical for me to assume it's nature's way of keeping faulty genes from being passed on down the generations, but that's just my own theory. Apart from the runty ones I have also had the occasional normal one just suddenly die off. Perhaps your's will get better though, as this also happens..... x |
|
|
|
Post by katie22 on Oct 20, 2008 8:53:53 GMT
I've been checking (and smelling) Norman each day and yesterday it was obvious he had died  The others seem fine still. |
|
|
|
Post by laurent on Oct 20, 2008 9:03:11 GMT
I'm really sorry,
Laurent
|
|
|
|
Post by choco on Oct 20, 2008 9:32:31 GMT
I'm sorry about Norman Sometimes these things just seem to happen even when we do our best for the little snails. I hope your other snails all continue to be happy and healthy  |
|
|
|
Post by AlienSnail on Oct 20, 2008 12:44:23 GMT
Aw that's a shame. Poor little fella. xx
|
|
|
|
Post by katie22 on Oct 22, 2008 10:43:11 GMT
Thank you for your messages. I got a little sad as he is my first snail loss |
|
|
|
Post by AlienSnail on Oct 22, 2008 10:49:44 GMT
Yeah, it's not nice. I think alot of us get pretty attached to our snails, and I remember loosing my first, one of my original two. It is a sad thing hun, hope you're ok xx
|
|
|
|
Post by katie22 on Oct 22, 2008 10:58:27 GMT
I get a lot of stick for having 4 rabbits as I care about them loads, so could just imagine what my work mates would say about being sad about a snail, so I haven't told them. Its nice to have people understand on here though |
|
