OK.. i am trying to get my snail to mate.. in their current 10 gallon there is 3 cm of air space.. meaning they won't deposit their eggs.. but since there is no air space they dont seem to mate anymore and i have never seen them deposit eggs.. is this normal??? and does it mean they will never mate again?

i am planning on moving them in another 10 gallon thats half full ( so half of it has air space... will they begin mating and depositing eggs when they see that everything is perfect (available food, moisture, space, temp)?

or should they have already been depositing eggs from before ( underneath the waterline cuz there was no room)????

hopefully ill get some answers quick( cuz im too excited lol)

thanks

i'd like to try getting them to lay today.. any help?

Oh this is right up my alley!

First of all I have some ?'s. What type of snails? I'm assuming you have something in the apple snail family by some context clues. You say you've seen them mate? Are you sure that's what they were doing? Sure you have a male and a female? Why are you in such a rush for them to lay the eggs today?

Okay. I had my snails for months before I got eggs. I had seen them mating for a long time as well. What triggers snails to lay eggs is a good, varied diet, as well as the proper conditions (which can be more complex). What worked for me was a combo of watermelon, grapes, carrots, and romaine and leaf lettuce. Try to give them something they've never had before, especially fruit. As far as the space above the water line, my big girl had no space above the water line. She crawled out of the tank and everything looking for a spot. She eventually laid her clutch(es) on the inside lid of the tank hood. She's gone back to that same spot several times. I think she picked that spot b/c of the humidity level. Snail eggs that are laid above the water need tons of humidity to hatch, which is why none of my clutches made it. Do you have a lid on the tank? Something to keep the humidity up? Try placing a soft fake plant at the top of the tank. Maybe tape it so that it hangs over the side of the tank and into the water. In nature snails tend to lay their eggs on plants that are growing out of the water, above the water line.

Have you been to www.applesnail.net ? That's a good site to check out.

Good luck with your project Ham!

ya they are apple snails.. thanks...

and i've decide not to mate them... i dont want too many snails lol.. im gunna be mating my physa acuta snails( not too hard as they probably have already started laying lol those rabbits)

but thanks anyway.. good info to know:)

Wow, that was a quick change of heart. It's funny though, this jinxed me I think. I just looked up and saw Chewy sliming up to her egg laying spot. Maybe I'll have some eggs by the morning!

ahhh, thanx!