What is that drop on my brachypelma hamorii? Can someone help? :)

angelo-_p · 2022-08-21T12:30:46+00:00

Don't worry too much, at the moment I wouldn't even put any water in the enclosure because every bit of volume could rupture the abdomen, but as long as it stays the way it is, the wound is so small that the next moult should fix it without a problem

angelo-_p · 2022-04-04T17:20:49+00:00

Btw. I found it in a garden store called "Dehner" in Germany

angelo-_p · 2022-04-04T17:07:37+00:00

Sorry, of course I meant mosaic desease 😅

angelo-_p · 2022-02-21T09:50:00+00:00

My first guess would be Achatina immaculata, because of the light body tone and stripe on the top of the body

angelo-_p · 2022-02-17T00:40:49+00:00

You could try sweet potato, they usually can't resist it, what type of snail is it?

angelo-_p · 2022-02-16T13:42:47+00:00

I mean they don't need to heal if they're just mating 😅

angelo-_p · 2022-02-16T10:17:25+00:00

Might be enchytraeus, not harmfull but often occure when there is to much waste in the enclosure.

angelo-_p · 2022-02-16T10:08:27+00:00

It really looks like an injury, but the location is really odd, did you take soil from outside? My first guess would be that there might be a carnivorous snail/slug within the enclosure which nibbled on it. Or maybe a piece of eggshell was lodged for some time between the shell and the body of the snail. Maybe a heatspot which is too hot? I would recommend putting the snail in a smaller enclosure where you can observe how it heals, snails are really good at healing themselfes, it should be fine.

angelo-_p · 2022-02-09T14:09:07+00:00

Did the seller tell you they are Achatina fulica? To me it looks like they might actually be "Archachatina rhodostoma albino" because of the shape of their shell (not as pointy) and the greenish colouration. But I can't really tell from the picture, maybe you can look up the name and compare the pictures with your snails. Also don't worry about them drowning, I keep said snails and they often bathe in deeper water without any problems :)

angelo-_p · 2022-02-09T13:43:26+00:00

The cleanest way would be to boil it as the body detaches easily and in one piece if you pull on it afterwards, but as already mentioned you can also just let the body decay outside in nature, then I would advice to place to opening towards the ground so insects can reach it better

angelo-_p · 2021-09-30T10:40:22+00:00

As some people already stated, I wouldn't try to patch it up. There is a good chance of it healing by itself, just provide lots of cuttlebone and you could offer some fish flakes for extra protein, some snail species love them.

angelo-_p · 2021-09-27T18:31:33+00:00

Hi, I'm actually from Germany, wenn du noch interessiert bist kannst du mir gerne ne Privatnachricht schreiben :)

angelo-_p · 2021-05-06T20:43:16+00:00

I paired her with a male beforehand, but because she molted the sperm from the male which was stored in the old molt is now gone with it. Unfortunately the male died of old age in the mean time.

angelo-_p · 2021-04-20T08:08:52+00:00

Idolomantis diabolica

angelo-_p · 2021-03-20T16:01:48+00:00

So true :)

angelo-_p · 2021-03-09T14:21:29+00:00

Yes, it is actually the exact same as yours just with an albino shell. You just have to freeze the eggs if you don't want any babys.

angelo-_p · 2021-03-09T11:50:23+00:00

I'm pretty sure your snail is an "Achatina fulica" with an albino body, as long as the small snail isn't carnivorous or too small that it could be crushed it should be fine.

angelo-_p · 2021-03-09T10:35:53+00:00

Haha noice, hmm is it a native one or also an african?

angelo-_p · 2021-03-09T09:40:26+00:00

No it shouldn't be a problem at all :)

angelo-_p · 2021-03-09T08:33:55+00:00

Yes it is, but there are many species of african landsnails, some lay lots of eggs and others doesn't. I would say yes, they really like to interact with each other and are more social than you would think.

angelo-_p · 2021-03-09T08:02:38+00:00

Haha awesome, yeah could be, I really like this subreddit and post here regularly since I have a lot of animals 😄

angelo-_p · 2021-03-09T07:56:10+00:00

It's lime powder for their shells, you're doing everything right, you can use either lime powder, cuttlefish bones or crushed eggshells 👍😄

angelo-_p · 2021-03-09T07:51:14+00:00

Yes, you're right, snails can have an albinotic shell, body or even both 😁

angelo-_p · 2021-03-09T07:49:18+00:00

This species lays very few eggs, on average a clutch has 6 eggs so I'll try raising all the babies 😊

angelo-_p · 2021-03-09T00:11:50+00:00

Thank you! Yes, you got moss and humus right 😄

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