Trapdoor Snails

When purchasing (Trapdoor Snails) Remember,They can and doconsume their own body weight infood per day. Therefore Please take into account that the Larger ones will eat more and the smaller ones eat less.Make sure food is available for them when they are active.When purchasing these fellasUnderstand that they like Hard water full of Calcium this can be done with Rocks in the pond/aquarium together with occasionally adding finely crushedegg shells,This is best done after Microwaving them for approximately 30 seconds. If white starts to appear on the very top or tip of the shell then they have been subject to acid water.This in the long term will kill them Prematurely as the shell has started to erode.Oncethe condition of the water is corrected the shell condition will be fine from then on ,but the eroded part will not repair.It is fair to say that they can be kept in tropical tanks but not above 74 Degrees as the oxygen levels are very low and they need oxygen rich water,High temperature water carries less oxygen and the lack of it is also what kills them.This can be overcome by using a air stone and a good air pump.These snails are happy to live along all types of water life including large koi ,orf,goldfish,frogs.newts,other species of snailse.t,c,They breed2 or3 times a year Mainly in the warmer months.You do need 2 to TANGO.These Snails produce live young between 3