snail out of water

[rambler67]

so i have one snail that is on the edge of the tank he is stuck on there pretty tight. The question is should i try to force him off or just leave him to find his own way back?

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

IMO i would help him out

 

[richardhmc]

why wouldn't you want him back in the tank?

 

[rambler67]

I want him back in the tank. but basically i was wondering if it was going to do more harm than good trying to pry him off to get him back in.

 

[KathyC]

Just give it a gentle twist..like you are unscrewing a jar...and it will let go.

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

why wouldn't you want him back in the tank?

+1...he wont be harmed as long you take or slip him off slowly there shouldn't be a problem.

 

[thirty5]

Or Just slide him. Mine do it all the time at the top of the tank.

 

[rambler67]

Thanks the little twist work.

 

[richardhmc]

I usually flick them back in... but you can twist em too

 

[geldof]

He would have just found his way back.

 

[NL146]

He would have just found his way back.

Not necessarily. Sails carpet-surf too.

 

[e.muehlbauer]

Its hard to tell, but from that photo it looks like a limpet. Many limpets are intertidal, spending much, sometimes most, of their day out of the water. Leave it alone......it will go back in when it needs water. Limpets are unlikely to carpet surf, but other intertidal snails like periwinkles will frequently end up outside the tank. However, their operculum seals in moisture, so they can survive a very long time out of water. Limpets don't have an operculum, so they never move very far from water.