Mystery Snail shell regrowth . . .

[shellieca]

So a week or 2 ago I was in my backyard when I turn around to see my little Chihuahua standing there staring at me like she does when she wants me to throw her toy. I look around for her toy but don't see it, then I notice something odd in the grass next to her. Turns out its one of my female Blue Mystery Snails. Hmmm. I had moved her into the 46g tank with a known male mystery when the 10g she was in sprung a leak. She apparently didn't like the males attention & got out of the tank, survived the 4 foot fall to the floor only to have my Chi think she had a new toy. I picked her up & put her I to a different 10g tank with no other snails, started adding liquid calcium daily. The 1st pics are from the day she was damaged & the other 2 from today. I think its pretty amazing how much regrowth she's had.

 

[Bubbles0oO]

She looks good! Have you put any supplements in the tank for her shell? If not then i recommend cuttlebone, you can get it from your bird section of any pet store(its for beaks)

 

[shellieca]

Thanks. I've been adding liquid calcium to the tank every day & she's had some veggies, she's even laid some eggs 2-3 times. I have no idea how long she was out of the tank, but I was pleasantly surprised when she started exploring the new tank within about 10 minutes of being put in it & really glad to see the shell regrow so quickly. I have nothing but bad experiences when I have more than one mystery in the same tank, won't do that ever again.

 

[shellyx]

Omg! Dogs will play with anything lol glad you found her, she reminds me of my blue male. It's amazing how well her shell has repaired!

 

[xstream]

I love our mystery snails.

You are adding calcium to your tank, are there fish in there? Can I add calcium to the tank for my snails if they are with fish?

 

[shellieca]

I love our mystery snails.

You are adding calcium to your tank, are there fish in there? Can I add calcium to the tank for my snails if they are with fish?

I do have fish & I'm not regular with adding the liquid calcium but I do add at least once or twice a week to each of the tanks with snails. I was adding it everyday to this one so this snail would have boost re growing her shell. Someone on here had told me about using liquid calcium, unfortunately I can't remember who it was because it was so long ago.

 

[inno]

Wow, did not know that was possible. Pretty cool.