Snail is dead!

[stonepran]

ewk ! One of my snails passed away The other purchased with him is doing well, eating away... Not sure why this guy passed away, all I can say is that since I got him he kept on spawning tons? IN any event, I'd like to keep his shell... I already took him out of the tank and in a cup, as I don't want his dead body decaying in the tank... Any suggestions on how to get the body out, and keep the shell? I don't want surgery or anything to gruesome :*(

 

thx

[caja]

Well, you could try boiling it to get the flesh out.

[Crakeur]

that's the fastest way. plus, you can then eat it.

 

 

whatever you do, be forewarned, dead snails smell almost as bad as dead anemones

[lizbeth]

Originally posted by Crakeur

that's the fastest way.  plus, you can then eat it.

 

oh ick. just lost the morning coffee.

[Fire Marshall Dave]

Hmm...

 

What does this say about me?

 

I pulled a snail off the powerhead. It looked dead but I figured I'd drop it back in to see what happened.

 

I didn't have to clean the shell out. The hermits cleaned it out for me. Now one of them has a snazzy new shell.

[stonepran]

so.. hermits will eat the dead body? Arn't you afraid of a decaying body.. I have a few hermits, but they arn't very big.

[Fire Marshall Dave]

Didn't worry about the dead body at all. It's a new tank and the only livestock in there is 4 snails and 4 hermits.

 

Since it's new I check the water frequently. If there had been and spikes I would have grabbed what was left of the carcass and did a water change. The only change I noticed was 4 happy hermit crabs.

[~_~]

I don't have any hermits and always leave the dead snails in the tank. The worms and pods eat em all within a day.