Broken mystery snail shell Has any one tried this?

Depending on the crack I found this works.
My magenta snail got out of the tank even though she has plenty of room to lay her eggs above the water line. Only my to magenta mystery snails do this for some reason.
I had to do snail surgery. But it’s worked well.
I removed the little shards of her shell carefully and delicately, used a nail file to take the sharp edges off but you only file in the one direction so it doesn’t tear the shell, (like the human finger nail) I had to get gel super glue ( not the normal kind, gel stays on top of the shell versus just getting sucked up in the shell), eggshell piece thoroughly rinsed and membrane still attached, and toothpicks to help apply pressure to hold shell in place while glue dries.
I put tiny dots on the outer part of the shell around the wound far enough to not accidentally glue the snail into her shell once adhered. (Otherwise your snail will die if it can’t get out)
You shape and mold the eggshell to your snails shape of injury. My poor girl needed a helmet lol.
Once you are good with the shape and length of it you add glue on top and spread it across to seal it. And then I filed the egg shell to make sure it was smooth to not injure her while she does her activities.
Once I put her in the tank it took quite a few hours for her to see her new shell and get used to it. She’s living her best life and still laying clutches. She’s my OG snail. Her name is now helmet head lol. Here are some pics of her if you want a heartfelt yet ridiculous laugh. Told you I’m a snail mama!! Lol
You can also use a smaller piece of shell to cover smaller cracks multiple pieces for your unique situation.

 

How long has she lived with this repair? That is amazing!

 

Wonder how this works with carbon fiber?

 

I commend you on your dedication to your og snail ! That’s so sweet you tried so hard to fix this.

I hate to be this person , I truly do , but as snails grow they add to the shell to also grow it , from the mantle . Which is the partly where you’ve glued to.. I hope someone will correct me and tell me your snail wouldn’t have been able to add to the growth due to the breakage, making your solution perfect . I’ve seen people do this on breakages on the whorl of the shell lots, with mixed results if I’m honest. Some successes , some not but I think the snail had too much trauma in some cases.

I hope your snail continues to have a happy healthy life !

 

She’s plucking along and doing well. I had to do something cause her shell was poking her when she tried to live her snail life and she kept going in like it hurt. So after filing the edges she still was having a hard time. Believe you me it was my last resort ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Thank you for the compliment on the dedication to my snail. They are my lil world. She’s an older snail so she shouldn’t be growing anymore too much I did think about that too. Hard choice! nice to meet you

How long has she lived with this repair? That is amazing!

Two and a half weeks I believe almost 3 now she cruises around like nothing ever happened. And her boyfriend blue mystery snail has no objections to her new look they still are busy

Wonder how this works with carbon fiber?

I’m not too sure :/ I’m not familiar with carbon fiber to be honest

 

That’s really neat, never heard of anyone doing that

 

That is a neat solution....I definitely will keep it in mind.

 

That’s really neat, never heard of anyone doing that

Yeah I had to do something to help it hurt my heart to see her struggling