So, I got a snail today...

[traciec]

for the turtles aquarium. I think the stupid thing is already dead. I dont think Speedy ate him, I think it just died. It was realy active around the aquarium when I put it in earlier today but its been in its shell in the same spot all afternoon. I really wanted it to help keep the aquarium clean. sigh.

[Minderella83]

my snails, but they are aquatic, go in their shells and rest for a while sometimes. You can pick it up and see if it retracts into shell more or allows you to open the shell. If you open the end then it is dead.

[traciec]

Thanks. I just looked and its on its back now but still in the same spot. Its all the way in its shell, its flat on the bottom but maybe i can gentley touch it to see if I get any kind of reaction??

[traciec]

I meant to update this days ago but Gary the snail is alive!! He went in his shell and didnt come out for about a day and a half. I kept smelling him and he didnt smell dead but I thought for sure he was then out of no where he just came out and has been active ever since.

[ladyoutlaw50]

I am glad to hear that Gary is ok!!!:thumb:

[sktadood13]

glad to hear that.....btw if you need help keeping the tank clean i suggest.....CAE...(if ur turtle is aquatic and there is enough room.) i have read alot of storys they they get along great and you see them playing tang all the time

[traciec]

glad to hear that.....btw if you need help keeping the tank clean i suggest.....CAE...(if ur turtle is aquatic and there is enough room.) i have read alot of storys they they get along great and you see them playing tang all the time

Thanks, I'll look into those. He is aquatic and is in a 20 long. It seemed to be pleantly of room for him until I put the snail in and even though Gary is just a little guy (about the size of a half dollar) I suddenly feel like Speedy might need more room. The girl at Petsmart assured us that he could live his life in a 20 long because he's a little turlte but I'm not so sure now.

Anyway, I have never heard of CAE, I'll look them up and I appreciate the suggestion!

[sktadood13]

chinese alge eater(spelling) that was just a abverationthumbs2:

[sktadood13]

im sorry i made a complete mistake...its simease algae eater(SAE) my b

[calix10]

i have an apple snail and once he get trapped into the suction tube of the filter and i didnt see until the morning after. Turn off the filter and he fall in to the gravel he spend like 2 days inside he's shell, i think hes dead so i have 3 turtles in a pond and after 3 days he's alive, i think he's just tired of wrestling with the suction. First time was scared but then it was so funny, so im writing this and i swear i laughing to the tears