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Post by siobhan on Jan 16, 2017 11:11:24 GMT -5
No, she's dead. The other snails had begun cleanup operations yesterday when I got home from church and I got them off and smelled her. No doubt. What was creepy was that some of the crew were her own offspring. However, she did make many babies and they seem to be doing all right, so a part of her is still in the tank. Mike is still fine so far. Snails don't have long life spans, and I don't know how old she was when she arrived.
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Post by biteybird on Jan 16, 2017 18:00:46 GMT -5
Bugger, sorry to hear that. As you say, she may have been quite old when she came to you - at least she had a good home with you in her last days.
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Post by siobhan on Jan 17, 2017 13:08:41 GMT -5
I counted babies last night and while I'm sure I missed some because they blend in with the rocks and the ramshorns, I know there are at least 20, so surely some will live to grow up and, I hope, make babies of their own eventually.
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Post by aaron on Jan 19, 2017 16:15:17 GMT -5
Sorry to hear about Carol! But glad to hear that her genetic line continues on!  |
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Post by siobhan on Jan 20, 2017 11:29:59 GMT -5
My friend who gave me Carol and Mike has promised to give me another adult, though he's not much better than I am at figuring out which is female and which is male. Snails don't like to give up that information. We'll hope for the best. And some of her babies are growing fairly rapidly and eating like tiny pigs in shells, so I am hopeful they'll live and thrive.
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