Juan colin Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 He or she has been there for like 2 hours now and hasnt moved at all this happened a couple of months ago with another one of nerites but i presumed him dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Two things... Can you see his foot when he is parked in that one spot? Have you smelt him? How did it smell? if it smelt rotten its dead. If not, its totally fine just return him to his original position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan colin Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 Last time my other snail smelled bad thats why i threw him but this time i havent checked.i saw somewhere that they hibernated sometimes but im not sure and also i didn’t understand the foot thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Your nerite has a little trapdoor over his opening called an operculum. I can see in the photo that it is closed mostly. if you flip him over he may open it and crawl off (on his foot, the soft part he crawls on). If he doesn't, he may be dead. It is a good idea to give them a day or two and try flipping them so that their shell opening faces down. Sometimes they are scared of being pecked at by fish and wont come out, kinda like a scared turtle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsten Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Nerites aren't adept at righting themselves if they fall over and they often need help to get back upright. So you should try to flip them back over if you see them like this and wait a bit before assuming they're dead. Nerites also like to sleep for a day or two at a time after a long bout of activity, so give it at least a few days after flipping it over to see if it moves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan colin Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 Thanks for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan colin Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 Also i was doing some cleaning with chemicals so i cant really flip him around today would it be fine tomorrow?or do i have to do it immediately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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