guppylove23

i have 2 apple snails

1. how can i tell if im not feeding them enough?
2. how can i tell if they're girls/boys?
3. how long does it take from reproducing to laying eggs?

Shawnie

heres a great site for your apple snails
www.applesnail.net

guppylove23

thanks! i saw my snails breeding it was so cool. i checked out the site.

one thing i couldnt find: how long until the female lays the eggs?

SWilkins

When they lay their eggs varies. They can mate before the male or female are fully mature. Once they are fully mature the female can hold sperm for months at a time. Mine tend to lay eggs around twice weekly.

aquarist48

Apple Snail Care Sheet @ petfish.net
Hello GuppyLove. Here is a link you may enjoy reading if you haven't already seen it.
Ken

guppylove23

i found a baby snail!!!! the problem is, i only see one and i have no idea where the eggs were i never saw any. how long from laying eggs time to babies is there? ive only had the snails for 2 weeks and i never saw eggs so im a bit confused

Help!!!

Hello Guppy. I've merged your two posts. Don't forget about the "Edit" key at the bottom of every post for corrections and additional thoughts.
Thanks! Have a good day!
Ken

eiginh

Apple snails lay their eggs above the water line in big pink clutches.

guppylove23

ive been looking and there is nto a single sign of eggs but i see a baby! theres only one baby which is weird and i swear no eggs. do u have any idea what happend? ive only had the snails for 2 weeks so im still a bit clueless

rainman

Maybe it got in with the others when you bought them
?

guppylove23

good point but then it took me 2 weeks to notice it. the snails were on one side of the divider and the baby was on the other

Beth1965

How about plants? did it hitch a ride with a plant from the store?

guppylove23

the place i got the plants didnt sell fish or snails it was just supplies and they happened to have some plants in some old box they were half dead when i bought them. theyre revived now tho

i want babies but i cant locate the one baby and no eggs have been found. the snails have been on each other a lot but i dont know if theyre mating or not

aquarist48

Omnitheforsaken I've moved your post to a thread of it's own. Check "my threads" and you can find it there. Or here:
Apple Snail Eggs
Thanks!
Ken