Why I crushed my Snail’s Eggs 🥚

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[FishEver]

🥚 Why I purposely crushed my snail’s eggs

As much as I wanted these eggs to hatch, both clutches were unfertilized, but how did I know?

1. The first clutch was laid March 10 and the second was laid March 24. The first clutch was almost 4 weeks old and it was evident there were no developing embryos inside (same for the second).
2. Paper towel stains - only infertile clutches will stain the paper towel
3. The clutch is white/ translucent - no dark spots indicates no baby snails
4. The clutch dried out + shrunk over time (despite being in a moist environment - meaning there is nothing growing inside)

I decided to crush both clutches and fed them back to my guppies and snails since they’re high in protein and calcium :) Hoping they lay a fertile clutch soon!

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[HumanHuman-ferc]

“Haha my snails are piggybacking”
**snail eggs show up**

[chickennuggetpaw]

When I had snails, I accidentally let one of those hatch and hundreds of baby snails filled my tank. You have to be vigilant with those dang snails 💀

[londiniiii]

Aww, that’s so sad to hear.
But I’m glad you take the best care possible for your snails/fishes!!
Take care!🤍

[Micaymariquit]

Bro the snail says "you cute <3" so adorable 🥺🥺🥺🥺♡♡♡

[jerrieyoutubecandystars]

“Protein packed albino blackberry” never thought I would hear such a phrase in my life

[RmationYT]

“They were riding on top of each other” 💀
At least you know how the eggs were born

[gavrilyaselletheyoungfiddl]

Omm just saying since I’ve owned apple snails before… The reason why your snail eggs were infertile was because they probably drowned because they looked really wet in the video. Apple snail eggs are layed above water for a reason. This can be avoided by removing a bit of water from the tank to allow for a better space for the snails to hang out and lay eggs at the top of the tank. Additionally, the paper towel used was too wet which drowned the eggs even more. Personally, I left my apple snail incubator dry but some spray just a bit of water on the tissue to keep some moisture depending on the climate. This air space for the snails should be at least two-to-three fingers wide enough for egg clutch space. Keeping some air space for the snails is extremely crucial and vital since apple snails have both a lung and a gill. They have this long snout that extends to the top of the water for them to take in some air. If there is no air space at the top of the tank, they CAN suffocate which HAS happened with some of my snails. Hope this helps!🐌

[TechrentL]

“These taste good try some”
“Those are my baby”
“Oh”

[Noobsareprettycool]

“They we’re riding on top of each other”
“Snail mobile”
*She is too innocent to be left alive!*

[athena]

"Let's try to eat our child!"

"Let's see how we taste like"

- cannibalism snails

[starei]

“trying to hit a ride on the snail mobile”
i cannot 💀💀

[AlxAckerman]

I did not just see two snails doing the dirty….

[dri]

You've gotten me so interested in fish! ❤😂

[Janiah.]

“Honey I think little Tommy needs some hot sauce”

[XagneyXarnation]

The little snail that told you you were cute was everything

[jadeb.]

Ohh, be careful doing that! When my mystery snail eggs were infertile, I did the same thing -- crushed them and fed them back to the residents of my tank. However, the infertile clutches had been sitting on the tank glass for a while, and I think they may have gone rotten, because not long after I fed them to my fish I had a sudden ammonia spike that ended up causing the unfortunate loss of three of my guppies. (Two immediately, and one later as a result of dropsy that I think was related to the incident)

I'm not sure if it was because the eggs were rotten or not, if maybe some of them went uneaten and rotted in the water and I overlooked them, or if there were other factors that contributed to the ammonia, but I still wanted to share my experience with you just in case.

[Neobjects]

I accidentally bred 2 snails, and let me tell you.. TOO MANY SNAILS! Are you sure you want a couple hundred snails? I sure wasn’t ready for that 😂

[hi_im_marci._.just_me]

"HEY I NEED TO TELL YOU SOMETHIN you cute<3"😂

[fionnpage]

They didn't look infertile, I use to breed and sell mystery snails. They are extremely difficult to keep hydrated enough to keep the babies alive long enough to fully develop and hatch, if you move them from their initial place. Try keeping them where they are and you'll be surprised to see them hatch. The main problem is there will be 500+ babies which will grow big and fast ! Xx