How to Hatch Mystery Snails 

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Welcome! I'm glad I can be of assistance! The tiny containers are condiment containers from the Dollar Tree store. Yes, I do incubate them by floating them in the aquarium. It helps keep them the appropriate temp and humidity while they are forming in the clutch. The black mesh is crafter mesh from Hobby Lobby - you'll want the smallest squares of the mesh (they come in different sizes squares). Yes, while having them in the cup, a full water change is recommended. They are air breathers and will be fine for a minute while you refresh their water. ( If there's a few tablespoons of old water left behind, that's OK too!) After transfer, I keep them in a bare bottom tank with a fine grade sponge filter. It's much easier to clean the tank with no substrate, and babies make a mess easy! I don't like introducing them to substrate until they are at least pea sized. Pool filter sand would be great for them once they are ready, it's soft on their precious foot. For parameters, I keep my snaibies at 73F, 8.0 pH, and kH of 14. As long as it's hard, slightly alkaline water in the low 70's- high 60's, they'll be happy! The water in the cup is room temp. My fish room is 73, so the unheated tanks and cups are at 73 - that will vary on how warm your room runs. The Tupperware containers are a good idea! Holes in lid good for oxygen exchange and humidity control! Do you have your clutches on the bottom of the Tupperware, or raised up? You don't want the clutches sitting in any water drops, as it fouls the clutch. Before I found the mesh, I just used a little square of salad container lid to put the clutch on. I put paper towel dampened with tank water in first, then clutch on plastic next. Change paper towel to new once a day. Wipe out extra condensation when switching paper. If you have any more questions, I'm here to help! Have a whorl of a day!🐌💜🧜‍♀️

Awesome! I wish you great success at hatching your clutches! If you need any help, leave a message here and I'll reply when I get the alert. Thank you for watching💜🐌💜

@@FoxiesFishes I have at least 25 small snails that must have come with my plants. Would it be a good move to get another tank for just the snails, not all but with these 2 clutches my Betta will be getting overrun by snails.

@@gracelarsh6352 I would recommend moving them to another tank. Your betta might pick them off. Not all betta will be mean, but they are known to pick at snails💜

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It's crazy to see how fast they grow! That means you are raising it well! Great job!🥰💜

Wooooohoooooo! Congratulations!!!🎊🎊🎊

@@FoxiesFishes thank you 🙏🏼

@missyflutter5562 you are welcome! If you remember, please let me know how the hatching goes!💜🐌💜

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You are more than welcome! If you have any more difficulties hatching your clutches, feel free to send me an email to the email on the about page and I'll help you. Have a great day! 💜

Congrats on being a snail momma!!!🎊🎊🎊 Hopefully your babies have started emailing around for you by now. Here's to many, many foots!!!💜🐌💜

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Yay!!! Your first two clutches? VERY exciting! Here is the link to the Crayfish Empire Food www.crayfishempire.com/ (Foxie15 for 15% off) He is currently dealing with a leg injury and isn't shipping food for a month or so, but I also sell it on my website getgills.com/store.product/Peplin_Creek_Aquatics (Use code Foxie10 for an extra 10% off) The Dennerle Baby Powder food can be found here amzn.to/3HClP3Y I hope these help! Happy (early) birthday, snabies! Thank you for watching!🎈🎂🎁🐌🐌🐌🐌💜

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If you have a hang on back filter, check underneath and behind the waterfall in the tank. They love to hide clutches back there! Any unwanted clutches, you can freeze and feed back to the tank as a source of calcium and protein.

Biofilm and their egg casing will sustain them for the first day. You'll want to do a water change the second day to remove any remaining casing and feed them after the water change. Only little bits of food at each feeding, if your container is small. Daily water changes, as well, until you move them to a larger container/aquarium. Thank you for watching!

@@FoxiesFishes why so much water changing ? I have lots of other snails and water quality don’t seem to affect them a lot

@harryfp1494 if you hatch them in a small container that only holds 2 cups of water, toxic levels of ammonia can build up fast. Also snails are poop machines. Water changes are critical for the health and longevity of the snail. As a momma to over 100,000 mystery snails, my applications have never failed. 💜🐌💜

A white, thin shell is a sign that the egg casing is too dry. They need to be at 80%+ humidity to develop. Another time the shell will begin to look white is if it is too wet and developing fungus. Does your clutch look wet? Reduce humidity. Does it look dry? Increase humidity. Let me know how they hatch for you, please!💜

Hi! Congrats on being a first time snabie momma!🎊🎊 I use a turkey baster to change the water in the cups. Thank you for watching💜

Wait until the clutch firms up.... I give it 2 days. Then, I use the side of my thumb to pop the whole clutch loose from the surface it was laid on. You can move it to a hatching container after that. Thank you for watching!

@@FoxiesFishes thanks not sure how old the eggs are I think it’s maybe a week old just found it so I don’t know probably around a week the snails haven’t hatched so I guess it’ll be ok idk tho

@LaurenAshley-bo6gx as long as you think they are getting about 80% humidity, they will hatch. But, when in doubt, hatch them out! You can also use a shallow deli container as an incubator! Best of luck on your snabies!🥰💜

@@FoxiesFishes how long till they would hatch very unsure thanks for everything

@@FoxiesFishes I’ll tell you how it went with the snails

Yes, you can! They will gladly eat those treats! Make sure to supplement calcium in there, as well, to keep their shells growing strong.💜

How long have they been out of the casing for?

I'm so sorry this happened! It sounds like the environment was too dry and the babies couldn't get out when they were ready. You want to make sure to keep the humidity level at 80% the whole time until the clutch hatches. You can do this by placing the clutch in an incubator, like in the video, and using a damp piece of paper towel. Make sure to replace the paper towel every 2 days until they hatch. I hope this helps you! 💜🧜‍♀️💜

@@FoxiesFishes sorry if maybe I didn't put a good attention. How many days old is your clutch in this video?

@@Addis_Random in this video, the clutch is 10 days old and ready to burst out!

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How long have they been out of the casing without moving?

Thanks for responding! I waited like 20 mins then went to check on them and they were just snailing around! (:

@user-cn5jr2gv7d Yay!!!💜🐌💜 Make sure to sing them Happy Birthday! It's very important. 😄 Congrats on your new snabies! 🎊