[Mariah]

first- are apple snails and mystery snails the same kind of snail?

second- my apple snail keeps stickin this really long thin thingy out above it as it's climbing on the wall. it hasnt done that before.

third- my mystery snail's shell looks really bad. its eroded. what should i do?

fourth- sometimes the two snails hold on to each other really tight for a while. i thought they might be mating (i dunno too much about snails), but there are no eggs.

fifth- Apple escaped today. i don't know how long it was outside the tank, but i found it on the floor when i got home from school, and it was scrunched up really tight in its shell. now it's making a lot of slime and pooping a lot, but it looks like it's recovering well. what should i do?

last (for now)- i read something about someone holding their snail outside the tank (i think), but it was a cana. could i hold my snails?

thanks,
Mariah