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Lost snail in BTS enclosure- is that bad?

Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 1:12 pm
by kingofsquash
I was feeding my blue tongue an apple snail from my betta tank and though a small series of events she grabbed the tongs and the small snail (like smaller than a pencil eraser) fell into her bedding and I have been unable to find it since. I took the section of bedding out but I still don't know if the snail is in her enclosure. Will it be harmful to her if the snail ends up lost in her enclosure?

Re: Lost snail in BTS enclosure- is that bad?

Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 6:05 pm
by tbets
More than likely it won't serve as a problem.

Depending on what substrate you keep your BTS on, it will probably get too dry for the snail to survive long. BTS also have a very good sense of smell so there's always the possibility that he/she will find the snail and eat it as well.