How do i get a dead snail out of the shell

+2 leave it

 

Yep that works well. I don't recommend doing that with your feet though... I tried it today but it just hurt a lot.

off-topic FYI: a cotton ball soaked in ammonia works best for treating fire ant bites.

 

I always put my starfish on top and...poof! Gone. lol

 

really?? my feet always seem to stumble into fire ants..i'll have to give that a shot

 

Yep. It is actually the active ingredient in "After Bite." It is a heck of a lot cheaper though. After Bite is like $4 for .5 fl. oz. and ammonia is like $4 for a quart.

 

would sticking your foot in a cycling tank with an ammonia spike work too? lol

 

Divott - if you ever try that, we will want photos


Leaving it works for me, but also removing it, boiling it and then using a toothpick or in posh circles a cocktail stick to remove the cooked snail from its shell would speed up the process of hermit crab re location.

Steve

 

If you have an ammonia spike up to 10% it would probably work (although soaking your foot in ammonia is probably a bad idea). At which point you can stop calling it a fish tank and start calling it a parts washer or something.

 

Boiling also works.

 

On dead snails, not feet.