Apple snail

[sieski]

I had my snail out today to check him over. My "lovely" child roder her bike straight into my back and I dropped him from 2-2 and half feet. he now has a a crack in his shell. It hasn't come apart and he's still flying around the tank.

Anything I should worry about or will he be fine?

 

[Mystery]

Generally a crack will strengthen up from underneath and not be a problem. But it would be good to ensure the snail has a good source of calcium.

 

[kaiofcanada]

if he is still roaming about the crack might not be too bad. I have mystery snails who occassionally crack their shells without my intervention . You can do a few things to help them rebuild the shell....something with some extra calcium. A couple options are: 1) a weekend feeder. The outside is mostly calcium. I don't really recommend these as even though they say they don't pollute the water, most do IMO...or you could use a piece of cuttlebone. Be sure it isn't dyed. Leave the bones for a couple days and remove it. You may save it for another occassion should it arrise.
Lastly, you can try feeding it calcium rich foods...such as spinach. I blanch it and the snails love it.

He should mend the crack so long as he has enough calcium in his diet.

 

[mgamer20o0]

calcium rich food is the best idea. in extreme cases its possible to use super glue to mend it.