veerserif
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I'm pretty certain I just killed a ramshorn with improper tweezer technique. I'm fairly certain I killed a nerite with improper "get off the glass" technique. (The last dead nerite probably wasn't on me...)
So, how on earth are you meant to handle them properly? When I introduce them (after drip-acclimation), I've been weighing down the little plastic tub they're in and waiting for them to crawl out, but every time I see one of these guys making a break for it and trying to climb out of the aquarium, I'm less and less certain I know how to pop them back in. I know you're not meant to tug on the shell, rather prod and "convince" them to go back in. But clearly my technique is lacking something. Help?
So, how on earth are you meant to handle them properly? When I introduce them (after drip-acclimation), I've been weighing down the little plastic tub they're in and waiting for them to crawl out, but every time I see one of these guys making a break for it and trying to climb out of the aquarium, I'm less and less certain I know how to pop them back in. I know you're not meant to tug on the shell, rather prod and "convince" them to go back in. But clearly my technique is lacking something. Help?