6/6/2023 0 Comments Japanese trapdoor snail![]() As a nice treat for them, you may want to use raw shrimp cut up into small pieces, they absolutely LOVE it. When they do decide to move, they’re very active and always looking for food. Since I’ve gotten mine about 2 months ago, its really amazing how much they’ve grown with doing so little movement. the smaller ones, are around 2 inches plus and you can really see the growth rings on them. Not that the water quality is bad but my snail tank is an outside one with 3 heaters and it stays around 76-78 degrees always. Over the last few months, mine, for the most part, have been doing a lot of sleeping. Pertaining to size, mine are 3inches plus and growing still. Hello, Just commenting a little on your post on trapdoor snails. If you have the chance, give the Japanese Trapdoor a chance. My boyz have nicknamed the frogs the “Ninjas” and the snails, “Teleporters”. My kids and I will watch the snails for hours! They move faster than you expect and climb onto spaces that you wonder how they could ever manage. However, I still don’t know how to tell if the female is pregnant. They were ready to move once they were discovered. My first batch was 9 little ones, but only 6 survived. In my own experience, the young grow pretty fast on their own. The female gives birth to live babes with fully developed shells! No messy eggs to deal with. And rumor has it that if they hang out at the top of your aquarium on a regular basis, its time to change the water? ![]() The Japanese snail is not particular about water temp, Ph, or what it eats. They are great for keeping the water clear and pretty low maintenance. However, I made mine some of the snail jello and they would not even sniff it! Algae wafers are a favorite of my crew of 13. It will eat algae, left over fish food, or dead plant matter. The JTS won’t eat up your aquarium plants unless it can’t find any other food to eat. In aquariums they stay around 2″ but can become much larger in ponds. The lack of the lung allows the Trapdoor to survive in waters below freezing. Unlike the other 2, the Trapdoor does not have a siphon to suck up oxygen. The shell on the trapdoor is slightly more pointed. All 3 have a door that shuts if the snail is disturbed. Visually, they are very similar to Mystery Snails and Apple Snails. The Japanese Trapdoor Snail originates in Japan but most sold in the US are now raised on farms in the US. I am by no means an expert but have researched to provide the best home possible. ![]() I do not find a lot of information on MAC about my favorite Aqua Friends so I thought I would post what I know.
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