Snail clutches oh my..

[Pleco]

I received a package of snails from a breeder a couple of days ago.. little did i know that the biggest one was already mated.. found a nice surprise this morning when i went to open the hood in the form of a pinkish peachy colored egg clutch.

As i dont care for more snails than what i have i promptly disposed of the eggs. I felt kind of bad but honestly i dont have the space to breed snails, nor the desire to have that many. I think its best for everyone. Although i will say i was cringing a bit when i took the clutch off and heard little crackling noises.

The other snails are far too young to breed or lay eggs so i am assuming that the larger one just came mated.

Anyhow thats my exciting morning I took some photos before i got rid of the clutch if anyone wants to see i can post.

-Pleco

[coldmachineUK]

Great that they bred, but shame you werent able to keep them
I'm trying desperately to get my ramshorns to breed so I can feed the babies to my puffer fish (dont hate me), but I must be the ONLY person on the planet who is unable to get them to do that!!! lol!

[Mosaic]

I've got some eager ramshorns for you if you want them! In my case, I can't get my MTS to reproduce.

Edit - and my mystery snails won't breed either. I think I always wind up with groups of the same gender. Shame on you Pleco! You should share the wealth!

[Jchillin]

Ramshorns are asexual...no mates needed. Not sure about MTS.

[Mosaic]

Actually, I think that's backwards. The ramshorns are hermaphrodites, and I have kept a single ramshorn alone multiple times without it spontaneously generating babies (they like it the old fashioned way, believe me). It's the Melanoides that are asexual, which is what I have, but I'm not sure if they're the same as MTS. I occasionally see little babies, but they never make it to maturity.

[Pleco]

If there is a safe way to ship egg clutches i would be more than willing to send them to interested parties for shipping/handeling cost only.

Here is what the clutch looked like.



-Pleco

[Gena575]

Originally Posted by Pleco

If there is a safe way to ship egg clutches i would be more than willing to send them to interested parties for shipping/handeling cost only.

-Pleco

Clutches are easy to ship. Just wrap them in a barely damp paper towel or bit of filter floss, put them in a plastic baggie and then into a well padded box. Priority mail takes 2-3 days and generally runs $4.05 for a small box. Mail on a Mon or Tues if you can so they don't spend the weekend in a truck somewhere, and don't mail if it is going to get below 40ish.

[hc8719]

does that really matter if its 40'ish, as most planes cargo compartments arent pressurized and get freezing?