u/Soft-Reindeer-6165

Image 1 — Torn shell
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Torn shell

(idk if this actually posted but I think my reddit freaked out so I'm sorry for the multiple posts if it has happened)

Okay, I made a post earlier about my nails soft shell. Sheila is still refusing calcium so I got this snail food mix and despite lifting her very gently from her hiding place, her shell tore. It's so fragile and squishy.. immediately bubbles started coming out which I imagine is a protective mucus layer. She's refused calcium straight up and I swear I hardly see her eat despite generally giving her fresh fruits and veggies. I put her in with a dry and wet option but she's just crawling over it and isn't eating.. genuinely what do I do? Will she heal it herself? Can she? I know they use extra calcium to help fix areas in the shell but she literally doesn't have any extra because she doesn't eat it. So is there a safe way I can help her shell that won't hurt her slime coat or her organs and body? She used to have a wood hide in her cage but I took that out just in case. I don't want her to fall and hurt herself.. would she be better on no substrate while she heals like a lizard would be? I genuinely don't know what to do here

u/Soft-Reindeer-6165 — 6 days ago

Accidentally broke pincushion urchin's quills

I have a Pincushion Urchin named Rocky. I was replacing one of my wave makers and moved the filter and didn't notice he was practically underneath it eating algae and I accidentally hit him with the filter.. his body is fine but I accidentally squished/broke about a finger print sized spot worth of quills. I feels genuinely so very bad and I'm never going to forgive myself for this- he's genuinely my favorite thing in this tank!

Is he going to be okay? He's alive, he's sitting on the bottom of the tank where I placed him after checking him out. He hasn't dropped his shells or his little 3D printed fish- I've had him for two months and he genuinely refuses to put it down. He's alive but he's not moving much- did I kill him? Is he just in shock? (Pictures were taken during my first initial look at him)

u/Soft-Reindeer-6165 — 6 days ago
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Soft shell?

Hello! So earlier this year I got a tiny garden snail who I have named Sheila from a reptile expo I'd say she's probably roughly 7-8 months old give or take (I forgot the day the breeder gave me for her hatch day). Anyway, she eats a variety of fruits and vegetables and sometimes plants I pull from my fish tanks if they're over growing (I don't use salt in my freshwater aquariums) but for the life of me I can't get her to eat cuddle bone. I have tried it solid and crushed up and she won't touch it. I've read egg shells are an option but how do you safely prepare those? I noticed tonight that the lil of her shell is soft 😖 She's in a spider cage I flipped on its side with moss and coconut fiber substrate and fake plants and one wood hide. She's super sweet and wants to explore a bunch and is still fairly active! I just don't want any damage to come to her shell. I don't have her by a window or have a UVB light but if some sunshine would help that's easy to arrange! All in all, I just want what's best for her ❤️

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

u/Soft-Reindeer-6165 — 17 days ago