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Post by picklepies on Jan 29, 2016 13:55:41 GMT
I think one of the eggs are hatching! I checked on the eggs just now and one is like half a shell with what appears to be a baby snail inside! I did move them to check on them as I can't see inside whilst they're in the tank would this have disturbed him too much or will he be okay? x
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Post by etana on Jan 29, 2016 17:56:59 GMT
If you didn't touch the baby but only his box, the baby's probably just fine.  |
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Post by picklepies on Jan 29, 2016 18:45:54 GMT
yey do they usually take a while to come out then? |
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Post by etana on Jan 29, 2016 20:45:12 GMT
Yeah. They take their time to hatch, eat their own egg shell for their first calcium dose, and sit down to wait for their own shells to harden a bit. Only after that they will become active.
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Post by picklepies on Jan 29, 2016 21:30:26 GMT
Ah brilliant thank you! We got a bit worried cause he hadn't moved and thought we'd done something wrong lol, first ever baby it's so exciting! x
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Post by jolovessnailies on Jan 29, 2016 22:08:05 GMT
I am so excited for you love, please keep us posted.
Hugs
Jo xx
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Post by picklepies on Jan 30, 2016 18:18:24 GMT
We have 2 baby's now, one was on a leaf and the other was on the 3rd egg. They haven't eaten their own egg shells yet, we spindled a lot of calcium down and some cuttlefish when we put them in there, will that be enough?
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Post by etana on Jan 30, 2016 18:40:41 GMT
Yes it's enough, from here on you can just put a piece of cuttlebone there and they'll figure it out once they start moving more. You can also put a poop from mommy snail in there, to help their tummies. |
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Post by jolovessnailies on Jan 30, 2016 20:34:19 GMT
I am so pleased for your hun and thank you for the update. I an sure they will eat their own egg shells soon.
Hugs
Jo xx
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Post by picklepies on Jan 30, 2016 20:53:17 GMT
fingers crossed, it's very exciting  they currently have a bit of kale, sweet potato, and lettuce, with calcium powder on the moss and cuttlefish bone around. Is this okay or should I be doing something different? |
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Post by etana on Jan 31, 2016 16:36:22 GMT
Well you don't really need to cover anything in the calcium powder, just keep it available in small piles (or get it moist and make shapes out of it) or just use cuttlebone. Keep offering many different food tastes and textures to them, that'll teach them to not be picky when bigger and feeding them will be easy. The 3rd egg may have been infertile, laid by mommy snail for the little ones to eat. My snails do that all the time. Though if you get a 3rd hatchling, then I'll stand corrected |
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Post by picklepies on Jan 31, 2016 16:49:16 GMT
not sure the third one will hatch now lol, but 2's better than I was expecting for a first clutch, I heard they were mostly infirtile, but thought I'd keep a few just in case
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Post by jolovessnailies on Jan 31, 2016 18:20:43 GMT
Oh I am so pleased for you love, I bet you are really excited. It is about time I changed my snailys' diet actually, they have been having lettuce and for a while now, I think it is time for a change to something like kale. I hope the last egg hatches but if it doesn't, you have two and that is wonderful.
Hugs
Jo xx
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Post by picklepies on Jan 31, 2016 18:43:46 GMT
Aw thanks Jo we've only just started eating Kale (new years resolution lol) and all the snails loved it! |
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Post by jolovessnailies on Feb 1, 2016 23:31:00 GMT
You are welcome love, I trust babies are all doing well?
Hugs
JO xx
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they currently have a bit of kale, sweet potato, and lettuce, with calcium powder on the moss and cuttlefish bone around. Is this okay or should I be doing something different?