Achatina Fulica???

[goose]

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Several items up on e-bay at the mo - link above - hope it works - they are described as Achatina Fulica but (and I am not an expert) the accompanying picture doesn't look like fulicas to me. Anyone know what they are?

[craftysnails]

well I think they are lissachatina fulica as I got two look like this when I first bought for my son. I am sure someone out there would id this. Fulica used kept in my son bedroom now they moved in my tank with immculatas as tank is large could add two more but I wouldnt. But poss its immculata but really hard to say.

[goose]

Beautiful shells if they are - wow - my fulicas were always pretty monotone in terms of shell colour kind of dull greeny brown even as babies they didn't have markings like that.

[craftysnails]

Sorry, maybe I am wrong, cos id those picture is really hard. my son 's fulicas, one of them got two zigzag pattern shell as they are nearly 5 cms shell. All I think is margies but I really dont know as I dont have margies as I got babies Tiger(2), immculatas (2) plus fulicas. I am waiting to recieve retis and I will buy margies in future as my hubby say NO MORE!!! ;(

[LisaLQ]

Definitely fulica babies. Fulicas dont get their solid coloured shell til they're bigger

Incidentally it's the same person who nicked Kathy's GALS write up to use in her Ebay ad

[goose]

Thanks guys - wasn't intending to buy anyway and especially not now I know who it is! Would rather buy from someone on the board as I feel I know you guys a bit now and I know I would get good babies but noone seems to have baby albino margies or tigers at the mo boo hoo! Got my set up all ready and no snails! Never mind the waiting is quite exciting. I work as a legal secretary at a solicitors - did Kathy want an idea of her legal rights over the pinched write up - can ask one of the fee earners here though I don't know where she will stand if the work wasn't published formally.

[KathyM]

Thanks very much Goose - it's sorted now (eBay kicked his butt and he was an arse about it but tough really - he's edited them now). I wouldn't recommend him anyway as he was very rude and childish bout the whole thing - can you imagine what he'd be like if there was a problem with the sale?

I'll hopefully have some baby albino margies soon, so if you're interested, I'll post updates on hatching etc on here somewhere (prolly News and Anouncements if/when they hatch).

Thanks again for the offer of help - it was really nice of you!

[goose]

No probs Kathy - glad the thief got sorted out. Will keep an eye out for your post about possible albino bubbas!!