What are these white spots on my snail

Reddbutt30
  • #1
help I don't know why my snail has these white dots around the edge of his shell and in a lil area only one out of three snails have this
 

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Zer0Fame
  • #2
Hey,

eggs. :)

Obviously one of your 3 snails thought it might be a mighty funny idea to lay its eggs on another snail.
 

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Demeter
  • #3
Photo is not very clear. Grab the snail and get better photos.

My guess is you’ve got nerites laying eggs on the other snails. Happens often as nerites love to lay eggs on hard surfaces, driftwood, rocks, shells etc.
 
Reddbutt30
  • Thread Starter
  • #4
Photo is not very clear. Grab the snail and get better photos.

My guess is you’ve got nerites laying eggs on the other snails. Happens often as nerites love to lay eggs on hard surfaces, driftwood, rocks, shells etc.
 

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Blacksheep1
  • #5
Oof ! Your nerite went to TOWN !!

those are eggs for sure. They won’t hatch, they won’t harm the snail just leave them be . A little unsightly but kinda funny
 
Reddbutt30
  • Thread Starter
  • #6
Oof ! Your nerite went to TOWN !!

those are eggs for sure. They won’t hatch, they won’t harm the snail just leave them be . A little unsightly but kinda funny
Thank you I've been sick thinking I've created an unhealthy environment that's causing the shell issues. Thank you
 

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Blacksheep1
  • #7
No it’s simply just eggs ! Don’t panic. You’ll find them on wood , plants , glass .. everywhere really ! Scrub them off anything else if you feel the need to , just leave the snail be ! I’d personally not try to clean them off a snails shell myself :)
 
StarGirl
  • #8
Welcome to Fishlore!

Most definitely Nerite eggs. :)
 
BigManAquatics
  • #9
We might need to come up with a manual with everything we can think of-and maybe not think of-on what snails like to do. Basically, anything a snail can do to freak its owner out, a snail will probably do. They are very on their schedule only, as well.
 
SamMe
  • #11
Expired credit cards work great to scrape the eggs off of the aquarium glass.
 
Blacksheep1
  • #12

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