rosiesnail2
Achatina immaculata
3 Albino Achatina Reticulata on sale with tank ♥️
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Post by rosiesnail2 on Jan 19, 2012 16:33:53 GMT
look at it!!!
Awesome effects!
some cute reptiles:
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Post by ness on Jan 19, 2012 19:54:52 GMT
Oh I LOVE the armadillo clip. Thanks for sharing, he obviosuly loves his baths. (He's a mammal by the way, even though he has a scaley armour!) With regards that Indian snail invasion, they are not being cruel. The snails really are a terribible menace and should never have been introduced. They eat crops, people go hungry, cannot earn their full income.... other snails cannot compete for food. They are correct that the snails can be a ahealth hazard, they do indeed carry a parasite that can cause menigitis in humans (the rat lung worm), (don't worry though, these are found in wild snails, not captive-bred), and are found in pretty much any species of snail in some areas, not just Giant African species. People are very unlikely indeed to become infected though unless they eat the snail raw or undercooked. As for salt - well it's not a nice way for the snail to die but it's far better for the environment and for other species than spraying the area with a molluscicide. People could crush the snails but they rot, smell and become a health hazard. Salting the snail will make it less likely for bacteria to take hold once the snail has died. It's not nice, but the people must do what they can to get rid of them, and salting is not really a bad method when you consider the various problems with other methods. I appreciate your concern for them though, I do feel sorry for the poor snails.  For the snake video. OK well personally I don't approve. Snakes become used to being handled but are never tame in the same way a dog is. They do not bond to their owner, and even pythons, often quite docile and readily handled, can turn on their owners if they feel hungry. I keep corn snakes, they're lovely pets, I handle them (they don't mind), I find them fascinating, but they are not play things, so shouldn't be treated as such, nor do they like to engage in play or games. They don't know the concept. They do not understand or appreciate or ever desire a cuddle. They have no motherly instincts, do not even bond with their own kind, and the child riding and cuddling up with the snake is just another warm-blooded animal to it. Nothing more, nothing less, and could easily become food when the snake gets peckish. It happens. So I'm not getting at you for posting it but there is nothing cute about that video in my opinion. Nice to see the family rubbing the snake with water though. They do like water  |
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rosiesnail2
Achatina immaculata
3 Albino Achatina Reticulata on sale with tank ♥️
Posts: 242
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Post by rosiesnail2 on Jan 20, 2012 21:35:33 GMT
wrong breed?
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Post by ness on Jan 20, 2012 23:02:16 GMT
Definitely the worng species! However, apart from that mistake the video is nicely done and informative Just a shame about the mistake on the species. |
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Post by vallery on Jan 21, 2012 5:42:13 GMT
Hi ness. Hi Rosie. Back on again after a bout of the lovely flu. This is the first topic that caught my attention. Thank you both for sharing this stuff. I have a huge heart just like Rosie and you I see things I don't understand why and it and it is very upsetting. Most people will just turn away. But I really like that the two of you didn't and how you both handled this and both brought awareness to others and to me. This is a difficult but great thread and I hope it can be discussed a little more as tactfully and kindly as the two of you have. Vallery
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ilovegals7
Achatina achatina
mahahaha (evil laugh)
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Post by ilovegals7 on Jul 5, 2012 20:23:49 GMT
i had to stop the video of the indian invasion. the poor snail writhering around in agony .... i wished i had not watched this now
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Post by graemepryce on Aug 13, 2012 19:28:45 GMT
Its a little bit of a worry that the doctor in that clip didn't really seem to have a grasp on easily obtainable information about the health risks of GALS. Passing meningitis to a human is very very unlikely indeed and it always annoys me a bit when people say that but fail to mention that you would basically have to drag a large live specimen out of its shell and eat it raw for that to actually happen. I doubt there is anyone who is likely to do that!
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Post by graemepryce on Aug 13, 2012 19:30:44 GMT
Oh, also - I think the indian man is more likely to be suffering his hands drying out and cracking because he has sprayed liquid salt all over them than because of any sort of disease the snails were carrying.
I do agree that they need to be controlled in some enviroments but it is sad to see school children being taught that they are a menacing disease ridden thing because its just not true.
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