Snail

Loon · 02/21/2008, 03:52 PM

I just bought some turbo snails. After i got them home i noticed one of the snails was attached to the back of another and its shell fell off. Has anyone run into this before, will it automatically get back to its shell?

justdiving · 02/21/2008, 05:07 PM

I'm pretty sure not. When the snail grows the shell has to grow also, and that is like a fingernail. Not at all like a hermit crab.

I had a small one the fish ripped the shell off of, but then they got him and he was food.

I don't know if a larger snail could regrow a shell, chances are left to the elements it will not make it that long.

papagimp · 02/21/2008, 05:10 PM

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Originally posted by Loon
After i got them home i noticed one of the snails was attached to the back of another and its shell fell off.

Were you the cause of the shell falling off or did you just see them like that? If they were alredy like that, sure their both turbo snails? I've had stometella's come in on the back of other snails before, as well as all sorts of other items I've gotten over the years.

pagojoe · 02/21/2008, 08:58 PM

I just read a cool paper about this happening to another species of snail. They won't reattach to their shells, and they have no protection once the shells are gone, so your Turbo is history if you don't want to put him in a tank by himself.

Check this out:

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Shell-...lla+lamellosa+(Gmelin)+from+the+rocky+intertidal+zone...-a0163544385

Cheers,

Don

pagojoe · 02/21/2008, 09:05 PM

HMMM, that wacky URL isn't going to link, I see. Google search for:

automatization lamellosa

and choose the fourth link, when showing all fourteen matches. It will be the link to www.thefreelibrary(dot)com.

The word should actually be "autotomy" or "autotomization" rather than "automatization," but it's still a very interesting article. Cheers,

Don

02/21/2008, 03:52 PM	#1
Loon Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Milwaukee,WI Posts: 112	Snail I just bought some turbo snails. After i got them home i noticed one of the snails was attached to the back of another and its shell fell off. Has anyone run into this before, will it automatically get back to its shell?

02/21/2008, 05:07 PM	#2
justdiving Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 40	I'm pretty sure not. When the snail grows the shell has to grow also, and that is like a fingernail. Not at all like a hermit crab. I had a small one the fish ripped the shell off of, but then they got him and he was food. I don't know if a larger snail could regrow a shell, chances are left to the elements it will not make it that long. __________________ davesbmw.com Current Tank Info: 29g salt 55g salt

02/21/2008, 08:58 PM	#4
pagojoe Team RC Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 2,761	I just read a cool paper about this happening to another species of snail. They won't reattach to their shells, and they have no protection once the shells are gone, so your Turbo is history if you don't want to put him in a tank by himself. Check this out: http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Shell-...lla+lamellosa+(Gmelin)+from+the+rocky+intertidal+zone...-a0163544385 Cheers, Don

02/21/2008, 09:05 PM	#5
pagojoe Team RC Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 2,761	HMMM, that wacky URL isn't going to link, I see. Google search for: automatization lamellosa and choose the fourth link, when showing all fourteen matches. It will be the link to www.thefreelibrary(dot)com. The word should actually be "autotomy" or "autotomization" rather than "automatization," but it's still a very interesting article. Cheers, Don