Japanese Trapdoor Snail

Question
Today I had bought a Japanese Tapdoor at the local pet store to add to my 1.8 gallon tank that we have a male Betta in.  I had gotten this snail to assist with the cleaning of the tank as there is no filter system.

This evening I discovered to my surprise that the snail was giving birth!  I seperated the Betta into another smaller tnk that we use as a 'hospital' tank when one of our fish becomes ill as he was attempting to eat them and killed one for sure. (We also have a 10 gallon with severl fish and an apple snail.)

My question is, how do I care for these little guys and when is it safe to reintroduce the betta or should I seperate them into another tank so he can have his own home back?

Also, for breeding purposes, how would one go about succesfully breeding these snails? I know they are not Hermaphoditic.

Thanks!

Answer
Hi Derek;

Well, I'm really not a snail expert but I did find a site you may be interested in looking over. You can do more internet searches on your own using their scientific name, Viviparis malleatus.

http://www.fishpondinfo.com/snail2.htm#trap

Good luck and have fun!

At Your Service;
Chris Robbins