Post by etana on Mar 7, 2016 9:41:24 GMT
Yesterday evening I was cleaning up, and Tauno fell to the floor from the tank door where he'd been climbing. He knocked himself out (or passed out before he fell). When he came to it a couple minutes later, he seemed really strange. I gave him food that he first did eat, but then stopped. I put him in the bath tub where he remained for awhile.
In the morning, there were 4 small, shell-less eggs in the bath, a couple more in the soil, and next to them poor Tauno passed out really deep in his shell. I was thinking of all the times that I've seen Tauno stay with an ill snail, patting, kissing, holding feet etc, and I was hoping someone would return the favour - especially his favourite snail, Halonen. I took them both to the kitchen and fine-grated some sweet potato in case Tauno would be too weak to rasp.
Sure enough once Tauno finally came out, I had the joy of seeing Halonen pat and pat and pat and pat him. He did eat a good few mouthfuls thank goodness, but he was quite swollen in his mantle and cheek. In the end Halonen climbed onto my hand by herself, Tauno hitched a ride on her shell (he's half her size) and I took them back to the tank, where Tauno went to sleep.
Everything crossed that he is ok with no internal ruptures. I love my quirky genius Tauno.
In the morning, there were 4 small, shell-less eggs in the bath, a couple more in the soil, and next to them poor Tauno passed out really deep in his shell. I was thinking of all the times that I've seen Tauno stay with an ill snail, patting, kissing, holding feet etc, and I was hoping someone would return the favour - especially his favourite snail, Halonen. I took them both to the kitchen and fine-grated some sweet potato in case Tauno would be too weak to rasp.
Sure enough once Tauno finally came out, I had the joy of seeing Halonen pat and pat and pat and pat him. He did eat a good few mouthfuls thank goodness, but he was quite swollen in his mantle and cheek. In the end Halonen climbed onto my hand by herself, Tauno hitched a ride on her shell (he's half her size) and I took them back to the tank, where Tauno went to sleep.
Everything crossed that he is ok with no internal ruptures. I love my quirky genius Tauno.
Phew, that was a big scare.