My Mystery Snail Laid Egg Clutch Twice

1Angelbaby
  • #1
I have a female yellow mystery snail that laid her first clutch about a month ago and they never hatched. I figure it was he first try. My question is Tuesday when we got up there was a clutch that was a bigger size. Then this morning she laid another clutch a bit bigger. What happened here? I will be trying to hatch both, but this is my first time dealing with mystery snails.
Thank you
 
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Nuchi
  • #2
I am inexperienced with this but if you have a male they should hatch between just under two weeks to a full month. Otherwise I am sure someone else will have something more helpful to say.
 
Mongo75
  • #3
Just my hunch, but without a male to fertilize them, they're just blanks, just like the chicken eggs we are so fond of...
 
1Angelbaby
  • Thread Starter
  • #4
Well this is just crazy! Sorry for the last response...I thought I had it set up to email me when somebody answered. There is a male snail in with the yellow one and I bought them both at the same time just over 6 months ago. This is the first time for me, but I kid you not, I have 4 clutches of eggs in 5 days?!? I have kept them all and put them in a container with wet paper towel and dry one. I will watch them closely and when and if they change colors and look like they might hatch, I will cull what I can't keep. I am just so freaked out by the fact that I have 4 nice sized clutches of eggs in such a short period of time. NO OTHER snails are present or have been? Crazy!
Thanks for the input, Guess I just have some funky snails
 
Latrell
  • #5
Make sure the clutches stay moist and on the warm side
 
Fishcat
  • #6
Yeah, when they get going, they get going. Make sure she can’t get out of the tank - I found mine crawling over egg crate on top of the tank, looking for a place to lay.
 
1Angelbaby
  • Thread Starter
  • #7
That's what made me think she might be getting ready to lay...get out twice and left her trail on my carpet. The lid is now secure! I have the 4 clutches in a throw away container with one wet paper towel and then a dry one floating in the fish tank. Thanks
 

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