I have a couple of snails and wanna have more

nick_no_11 · Member Joined: 31 May 2005 Posts: 66 Location: usa

ok we have a pond and this summer i took 3 snails and put them each in dif tank and i want them to have babys so i can put them in the out side fish pond with my goldfish next summer . i was wondering how i could breed them (all i know is they have to be in same tank) and wat water condisions i need and all that stuff any help will be apreciated.

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3437

What kind of snails? If they're just regular pond snails they're hermaproditic so you only need one to breed. They actually multiply really easily. Most people have problems getting rid of them because they multiply so much.

-Chelle

nick_no_11 · Member Joined: 31 May 2005 Posts: 66 Location: usa

well i dont realy know i think just regular pond snails. none have multiplyed but they are not vary big so they might have to get older or biger thats just my guess. and there were tons of them and there were 2 dif looking kinds of snails but i only took 1 kind. i have a pic of the snail but i dont know how to put it on here. i know how to e-mail tho.

nick_no_11 · Member Joined: 31 May 2005 Posts: 66 Location: usa

ok i did a search on google and found out my snail is a american pond snail..does that help answer how to breed them??

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3437

Give them a few weeks. It helps if you have live plants. If not, you can put a tiny piece of lettuce in there (if it start to rot, take it out).

-Chelle

nick_no_11 · Member Joined: 31 May 2005 Posts: 66 Location: usa

do the snail like only breed in the spring? cause i wold have lots then cause i have 3 snails. and do they lay eggs or are the snails born live???

thx for all the help

grnlemonade · Super Senior Member Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 1027

snails lay eggs, usually it looks like a little nest of jelly i have heard