Question for any aquatic snail keepers out there - my Golden Apple snail female has become very sluggish and inactive the past 2 - 3 weeks. She climbs right up on top of the filter head out of the water and closes her shell tight shut, and seems uninterested in eating. Sometimes I find her on the floor of the tank on her side, half hanging out of her shell. She doesn't even move into her shell when I pick her out of the tank.
She does have a fully grown large male Apple Snail in the same tank with her, and they could be mating, though from what I can see she's hardly interested!!
I don't think there's anything much wrong with the water as I have eight other Apple snails and they're all happy, alert and (very) hungry. Though they are quite a bit younger than her - she was the oldest as I bought her as an adult, when the others were tiny babies!
Could this be an inactive stage, or a sort of hibernation? Or is she sick, or possibly just old?
Thanks :o)
2006-06-30 11:13:26 · 5 answers · asked by badgerbadger 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
Bad Girl....thanks for the comment - you just made me crack up laughing! XD
And I'm no brother, I'm female. And snails, snakes, spiders, frogs...they're all cool to keep! :oP
2006-06-30 11:28:37 · update #1
It sounds to me like she may be getting on in years, my oldest biggest Cana (giant snail) is the same way. He/she does get up and do things, just not as much as the others. I am still relativly new at snail keeping, so check out these sites
Good luck!
2006-07-01 11:00:45 · answer #1 · answered by laketahoedragoness 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
possibly old the above, since all the other snails are much younger than her, shes not interested in mating with them, try getting a snail the same age
2006-06-30 11:20:50 · answer #2 · answered by electricbluerocker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally they head out of the water and lay a cluster of eggs just above the water line. If its a glass aquarium, they may fall out and end up getting injured. If you have a condensation glass plate on top, it will keep them from falling out and give them a place to lay eggs. I found the book lined below very interesting :
2006-06-30 20:34:54 · answer #3 · answered by Raj 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OH.. MY... GOD... This question makes me feel queesy.. I ahve a thing ,anm aversion to snails, do you actually collect them?? breed them, whatever, that is sooooo evil and scary why would a person do that>??????? Weire.d..you get gold snails???????????????? Sick. Gold. Apple???? Snails. Freak me out broer....
2006-06-30 11:20:20 · answer #4 · answered by Mountaineer 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good grief.
2006-06-30 11:17:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋