
My first apple snail Lloyd has passed away.
She curled up behind a fake plant and stayed there for a couple of days. An hour a go I noticed she looked as if she has "collapsed into" the shell... she wasn't sitting right. I knocked her with a cleaning magnet, and she fell idle to the ground, her trap hanging open.
I removed her for the tank and no movement. I gently brushed the snails flesh and there was no movement. Not a peep. The trap refused to close. It seems quite certain she is gone.

I really loved this little snail. At one point I was able to feed her by holding a little piece of lettuce with my hand and she wasn't phased by it. I'm frankly devastated she has died and not afraid to say I shed a few tears.


I knew it would happen within a few years of buying her, due to life expectancy, and because she was of good size when purchased. I had her for under two years and took a huge liking to apple snails. Made two videos of her:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FHs5SIDmSI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2XlyFkgtrk
She got the name Lloyd quite simply because it was unique. At the time I was given mis-information about genders, but came to learn she was female.

Goodbye Lloyd. One of the best lil' pets I've personally owned.
