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Post by iluvmipets on Feb 5, 2006 18:05:51 GMT
My friend gave me my snail 2 days ago(1/03/06). It is exremly small, most likely 2 CM. I have her in a little plastic tank with about 3 CMs of water with some Snail food pellets my friend gave me at the bottom. What else canI feed Tostetos?
Also, I would like to get another snail. But I do not know if they are the same kind. I do not know the kind of snail mine is or the kind is at the store. Do you think it'd be OK to keep them together.
Also, I more thing. What can I add to my tank?
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Post by pheonixx on Feb 5, 2006 18:23:13 GMT
;D First of all a big warm welcome to you..now let's get to grips what sort of snail you have..can you tell me what it looks like or even get a pic...is it a aquatic snail and where did she get it from..and what does she have in her tank...3cm of water is not to good you need a tank with a filter because they are mucky pups but we will deal with that when we suss out just what you have..Linda
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Post by luvfishies on Feb 6, 2006 2:47:53 GMT
Hi there and welcome aboard! Snailies are sooooo cute, but first we have to determine what you have, and then we can go from there. Is there any possibility of a picture? Or how about popping over to www.applesnail.net and checking out the species pages over there, and telling us what it looks most like? What colour and shape is your new snailien?
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Post by iluvmipets on Feb 7, 2006 23:29:22 GMT
Well, I'll be able to get a pic here most likely tomorow after school. I'll try to take it today and have my mom add it to the computer tomorow. As I said, the snail is VERY small so it may be hard to find out. It's actually NOT 2 CMs, its about HALF a CM. I'll ask here tomororw at schoolwhere she got it. The shell is blackish with whitish dotsish things. Its not like normal black, it's sort of like black. VERY hard to describe. And the white isn't normal white eather. I know that probably didnt help but thats the best I could do for now. I went to pick her up to see her but she was holding on to the floor. Also, I just changed the water because it got all yellowish(Maybe cause of the food?) and now it is 5 CMs deep. Now about the filter. Please, please, please tell me you can have a filter with a plastic tank. My mom wouldn't let me get a glass tank unless I do SERIOUS begging for a small one. I have land hermit crabs and my mom HATES the 20 gallon glass tank they are in. So if you need a glass tank for a filter, I'd have to stick with daily water changes. Also, how much is a filter? Where is the filter in a tank? How does it work? It's impossible for my little snail to get stuck in it, right? I've never had any fish or ANY aquatic animals, ever, so I may ask A LOT of questions.. I guess they are aquatic snails because she(my friend) keeps hers in a fish tank with her fish.
P.S and to save you the question, NO I do NOT use tap water for my snail. I know all about chlorine.(Same stuff for land hermit crab drinking water)
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Post by SnailTrail on Feb 8, 2006 0:32:27 GMT
Here's a couple of pics... Any of these? If it's doughnut shaped it could be a planorbid, ramshorn or marisa.
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Post by iluvmipets on Feb 8, 2006 0:34:08 GMT
Nope, the shell is more round
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Post by pheonixx on Feb 8, 2006 0:38:29 GMT
I was thinking physid too.. Janet..could it be a nerite or viv..LOL..or a tiny brig..I dunno lost
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Post by Darren Willis on Feb 8, 2006 0:39:11 GMT
A long shot could be a baby Viv , probably not but not impossible.
Daz
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Post by iluvmipets on Feb 8, 2006 0:40:48 GMT
I didn't know there were so many kings of snails LoL Hopefully I'll have a pic here by tomorow. I can identify all land hermit crabs, so I thought snails were as easy, man, was I wrong, lol
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Post by pheonixx on Feb 8, 2006 0:47:52 GMT
;D There are 100s of different species of snail..what does the snail do not move much..hang out at the bottom of the tank..have you seen it come up the tank sides to breath...has it ate any of the food..what country are you in..and what do you mean with snail food pellets are they shrimp pellets. Sorry for all the questins but it's the only way we can help you suss this out..was this your friends only snail or has she more like this...or did it come into her tank with new plants.
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Post by iluvmipets on Feb 8, 2006 1:00:03 GMT
Ok, here are your answers. Q:does the snail do not move much A:well I VERY rarely SEE it move, but it does. It doesn't like go across the whole tank in like 1 hour. It moves, though, just not exactly a lot.
Q:hang out at the bottom of the tank A:well, it DOES stay at the bottom of the tank, but lately it has been sitting at the sides of the tank
Q:have you seen it come up the tank sides to breath A:Yes
Q:has it ate any of the food A:I'm pretty sure I've seen it eating, I dont know HOW exactly they eat, but I'm pretty sure it was eating
Q:what country are you in A:USA
Q:and what do you mean with snail food pellets are they shrimp pellets A:Ya, I'm pretty sure my friend gave me shrimp pellets(My friend gave me the food in a little baggie)
Q:was this your friends only snail or has she more like this A:She has more than she can count
Q:or did it come into her tank with new plants A:no, it was one of her snails she had until she gave it to me
Ask me any more questions, I love answering questions(I don't know why, I just do, lol)
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Post by pheonixx on Feb 8, 2006 1:13:00 GMT
;D Ok next lot of questions..you say your pal has a lot more...how big are her biggest snails and are they all the same colour like yours. I wish you were in the UK we have a spare 10 gal tank we are not using you could have had that. What size of tank is the snail in and would it be big enough to take a filter. Do you have a air stone in with it. Only put one shrimp pellet in for it to eat due to the amount of water that it is living in as you know hun with keeping other aquatic stuff the water has to be in good condition. I think if you can get a good pic tomoz of the snail and tank we should have a better idea of how to help the snail survive because at the moment things are not good for him without a fair size tank and filltered water . Are your crabs in water I know nothing about land hermit crabs.
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Post by iluvmipets on Feb 8, 2006 1:21:46 GMT
Q:how big are her biggest snails and are they all the same colour like yours A:Size of her thumb nail and Yes they are all the same
Q:I wish you were in the UK we have a spare 10 gal tank we are not using you could have had that A:Even if i did there's no way my mom would let me get ANOTHER glass tank
Q:What size of tank is the snail in and would it be big enough to take a filter A: 8CMS wide 16 CMs long 11 CMs tall(I don't know if the UK uses inches so I used centimeters.) And I seriously don't know how big filters are or ANYTHING about filters.
Q:Do you have a air stone in with it A:To tell you the truth, I DONT even know what that is
Q:Are your crabs in water I know nothing about land hermit crabs A:No, the only water in the tank is for the fresh and salt water drinking pools(Which also is used for them to bathe themselves. And the water I spray on the tank walls to keep it very humid. ;D
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Post by Darren Willis on Feb 8, 2006 1:23:12 GMT
For good priced stuff visit www.rainbowsnails.comShe offers everything you will ever need even the snails themselves are for sale. Daz
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Post by iluvmipets on Feb 8, 2006 1:23:13 GMT
And im on the phone with her and she said she ordered them online and she has no clue where she ordered them from. And btw, this snail wasn't orderd, she says it's one of the snails babies.
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