my snails keep carpet surfing....

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  1. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    recently im gettin snails carpet surfing...

    luckily i always put them back into the tank.. (they arent out of the water for longer than 2 days.. if i find them.. but im always finding snails all over..

    today i found a snail crawling on the wall almost in the roof!!:eek:
    this has never happened before.. only in my 29g... this is crazy..
     
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  2. jkat21

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    You have algea growing on your walls???...lol..jk..wonder why they are going for long walks..
     
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  3. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    would my back glass covered in eggs might have something to do with it?:confused:
     
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  4. kcbrad

    kcbrad Giant Squid

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    What kind of snails are they?
     
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  5. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    nerite snails.
     
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  6. kcbrad

    kcbrad Giant Squid

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    Hmmm never heard of nerites doing that! I know there are some snails that like to go exploring outside of the tank, especially periwinkles.

    I'm glad my nerites don't do that! I think one tried but he ended up in the overflow. Yeck! They are too big to be roaming around!!
     
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  7. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    i literally just picked up close to 10 snails from the ground.. i didnt know they were there..
    it seems they closed up tight and now they are just letting the water in.. at least they are alive..

    whu do they keep doing this?
     
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  8. Dingo

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    mine occasionally do that. they just dont stop when they get out of water... only nerites though
     
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    kcbrad Giant Squid

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    Yay for my lid!
     
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  10. Peredhil

    Peredhil Giant Squid

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    mine quit doing this after 6-8 months... I guess they learned :):p
     
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