I think I ripped my clams foot off!!!!

S*********IT!!!!

I just got a new crocea clam, and I set it down for about 15 min after acclimating it. I wanted to move it over a few inches so I picked it up, and felt a slight snap, well it looks as though I pulled its foot free from the shell.. Is it going to die.. please let me know..

 

I can't say for sure, but from what I've read I have not heard of good things coming to clams missing their foot.

Sorry to hear about the troubles man

 

Thing is that I just got it today.. Im going to flip if it is going to die.. I might as well burn up a $100 dollar bill..

 

Can you take a pic of what was left behind? Was it kind of a whitish fleshy piece?

 

foot is behind it to the left.. I dont want to pick it up again to show the gaping hole where the foot was..


foot at the 11 o'clock position..


please help, im freaking out.

 

That does not look so good. If any is still attached it may live or heal, but I suspect that it may eventually die.

 

thats terrible news.. maybe I can talk to the store tomorrow..

 

Sorry to hear about your new clam. I would talk to them and see if they are willing to help you out at all. If you have some phyto you may want to spot feed it a little.

 

I spot fed it, and It opened and closed a few times during the feeding(hopefully a good sign).. theres not much else i can do but talk to them at the store. I mean I have easily spent over a grand in the place and this would be my first upset, so maybe something good will come of this..

From everything I have read though, there is about 5% chance of survival..

 

sorry to here that bama