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Posted by Matthew on March 27, 2005, 9:11 pm
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Probably you picked up a stomatella snail (AKA "Cap Snail") -- it is
unlikely that a snail could live through having a shellectomy, but the cap
snails look like your description. He'll have a little thin shell that only
covers part of his body.
Regards,
Matthew
>I came home after a day's excursion to several LFSs to discover what
> appears to be a turbo snail sans shell. :-( I'm thinking perhaps
> this is not a Good Thing. They all had their shells on when I left!
> Is this one of those things snails do when we're not watching??? if
> so, this particular reefkeeper is Not Amused.
>
> Seriously though, we do have a fairly large hermit crab which has
> taken quite a liking to evicting turbos and taking up residence in
> their shells. In the past, however, he's eaten the previous occupant.
> This time, I just see the poor snail (?) wandering about without his
> shell. It was semi-dark in there, so I couldn't tell if the suspected
> perpetrator has a new shell or not. I *bought* a very nice pair of
> shells in a slightly larger size which have been studiously ignored
> ... and now there's this naked snail.
>
> With hermit and emerald crabs in the tank, how likely is it that this
> poor thing will survive? And if that dang hermit crab is now ripping
> out snails just for the sheer joy of it, would any of you care to
> start a hermit-rescue operation before this one becomes sushi or a
> pancake?
>
> :(
>
>
>
> =^..^=
> ... the problem with people these days is that
> they've forgotten we're really just animals.
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> appears to be a turbo snail sans shell. :-( I'm thinking perhaps
> this is not a Good Thing. They all had their shells on when I left!
> Is this one of those things snails do when we're not watching??? if
> so, this particular reefkeeper is Not Amused.
>
> Seriously though, we do have a fairly large hermit crab which has
> taken quite a liking to evicting turbos and taking up residence in
> their shells. In the past, however, he's eaten the previous occupant.
> This time, I just see the poor snail (?) wandering about without his
> shell. It was semi-dark in there, so I couldn't tell if the suspected
> perpetrator has a new shell or not. I *bought* a very nice pair of
> shells in a slightly larger size which have been studiously ignored
> ... and now there's this naked snail.
>
> With hermit and emerald crabs in the tank, how likely is it that this
> poor thing will survive? And if that dang hermit crab is now ripping
> out snails just for the sheer joy of it, would any of you care to
> start a hermit-rescue operation before this one becomes sushi or a
> pancake?
>
> :(
>
>
>
> =^..^=
> ... the problem with people these days is that
> they've forgotten we're really just animals.