snails soft shell and handling

[chris_wade]

all my young snails seem to have a really thin part of shell just behind there head where its really flimsy. is this just growing shell or is it a problem? they have a piece of cuttlefish for calcium in there at all times.

also is it ok to pick snails up by their shell every night. i tend to give them a quick clean and food every night so i just lift them out by there shell making sure not to touch any flesh. justy making sure this is ok and aint gonna stress them out.

 

[Tobarnis]

That is the growing area. Make sure they have cuttle bone at all times. You can even coat their food using a powdered reptile calcium supplement or a powdered animal bone meal supplement. Male sure if you do that there are no added vitamins because some of them can be toxic to your snails.

 

[chris_wade]

well i have now put bigger pieces of cuttlefish in and they seem to be scoffing it down. cant eat too much can they?

 

[froggyman]

i wouldnt think that they could just leave it in there till its gone and replace it

 

[chris_wade]

yeah thats what im doing