Transporting Zoos snails...

maroun.c · 12/14/2007, 09:31 PM

Hi,
I heard that I could transport zoos and snails wihtout water inthe bag just by wrpping them with some wet tissues.
Is that true?
If so how much time would they last without water?
Does this apply to other corals too, mainly mushooms leather corals...
this will help me cut the volume of stuff I'm planning to fly back home with me. it's 3.5 hours flight, 3-4 hours checkin time and time to arrive home from airport so 8 hours max.
If it makes a difference I could havev a bit of water in the bag to just keep them wet and have them wrapped in a wet tissue
Thanks for any input

Hormigaquatica · 12/14/2007, 10:12 PM

If the temperature keeps stable, there are a number of animals that can be 'dry' shipped like that. Ive seen it done with snails, hermits, zoas, mushrooms, anemones, and some softies. Ive seen snails and hermits go for nearly 2 days without water- the others, well Im sure some individuals are stronger than others, but I dont think 8 hours would be too bad. I wouldnt want to go much longer than that, but I think it is doable.

TKByrnes · 12/14/2007, 10:39 PM

I ordered some snails off ebay one time and they were in a 20 oz water bottle for 2 days with just some wet cheato.

Reef'in Colorado · 12/14/2007, 10:53 PM

I worked at a pet store through college. We had a shipment get lost once.....the boxes sat at an airport for 3 days. When we finally got the livestock most fish were dead, but almost all of the crabs and snails arrived alive. They were just bagged with a bit of moist papertowel.

12/14/2007, 09:31 PM	#1
maroun.c Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Lebanon Posts: 6,111	Transporting Zoos snails... Hi, I heard that I could transport zoos and snails wihtout water inthe bag just by wrpping them with some wet tissues. Is that true? If so how much time would they last without water? Does this apply to other corals too, mainly mushooms leather corals... this will help me cut the volume of stuff I'm planning to fly back home with me. it's 3.5 hours flight, 3-4 hours checkin time and time to arrive home from airport so 8 hours max. If it makes a difference I could havev a bit of water in the bag to just keep them wet and have them wrapped in a wet tissue Thanks for any input

12/14/2007, 10:12 PM	#2
Hormigaquatica Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 3,022	If the temperature keeps stable, there are a number of animals that can be 'dry' shipped like that. Ive seen it done with snails, hermits, zoas, mushrooms, anemones, and some softies. Ive seen snails and hermits go for nearly 2 days without water- the others, well Im sure some individuals are stronger than others, but I dont think 8 hours would be too bad. I wouldnt want to go much longer than that, but I think it is doable. __________________ Reaching up and reaching out and reaching for the random, or whatever will bewilder me. Have Some Personal Accountability Current Tank Info: 240g LPS/Softie Reef

12/14/2007, 10:39 PM	#3
TKByrnes Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fairfield, PA Posts: 1,331	I ordered some snails off ebay one time and they were in a 20 oz water bottle for 2 days with just some wet cheato. __________________ Baby it was on sale half price I PROMISE!!!! Current Tank Info: 90 gal mixed reef-55 gal sump-mag 9.5 return pump-10 gal frag tank 15 gal refugium. 2x 150 watt HQI outer orbit 4x pc actinic

12/14/2007, 10:53 PM	#4
Reef'in Colorado Reefer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Frederick, Co. Posts: 934	I worked at a pet store through college. We had a shipment get lost once.....the boxes sat at an airport for 3 days. When we finally got the livestock most fish were dead, but almost all of the crabs and snails arrived alive. They were just bagged with a bit of moist papertowel.