twimper
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Post by twimper on Mar 5, 2012 13:36:48 GMT
I was just cleaning out the sub-strait so i could put down a nice deep layer for my snails to lay eggs in when i found:  They already had in the (what i though) was shallow sub-strait that i was bound to notice eggs in (or not lol). Estimating they are about two or three days old. I've moved the parents (with my friends parent snail being taken back home) and left the eggs to it. keep it damp and put some cuttle fish and food in there just in-case i get one of those crazy 48 hour hatching I've read about but i'm not really expecting them for a few weeks yet. i'll put the baby snails in smaller tanks when they hatch but i don't want to disturbed them seeing as I'm not sure how long they have been there. anyway! VERY HAPPY SNAIL OWNER HERE ^_^ |
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Post by windowlickinggood on Mar 5, 2012 14:33:46 GMT
congratulations  |
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Post by Johnnywho on Mar 5, 2012 17:15:33 GMT
Awww congratulations! And I hope the snails have a happy, healthy birth. |
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twimper
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Post by twimper on Mar 5, 2012 17:44:47 GMT
hehe thanks guys!  |
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Post by PennyFarthing on Mar 5, 2012 18:08:28 GMT
Congratulations and good luck wishes!
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jessicamartin
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Jessica and Drew's Wonder Zoo.
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Post by jessicamartin on Mar 6, 2012 0:26:34 GMT
That's great :') How long have you had your snails for? Make sure that you can afford to keep all of the little babies, you don't ant to get over run with them  at the moment, I have 82 albino snails, and there are just too many! |
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saki114
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Post by saki114 on Mar 6, 2012 2:44:22 GMT
Congrats! wish ya the best!!!!!!!!! |
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twimper
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Post by twimper on Mar 6, 2012 18:57:53 GMT
thanks guys!
I've had Topaz for a little under a year and the second snail was on loan to me and has gone back to his owner. and i wont be over run, I'm only keeping one or two from the clutch, some are going to a pet shop, i have a few friends who would like some and the rest if i cant find homes for them are going to the other snails owner my friend James. =)
we're planning on breeding some albinos ourself. James has two that we suspect are from the same clutch. so we are going to breed them (Tom and Hester) with Topaz and Barboosa (not albino) and then breed the F1 generations from the two pairings. it's going to be a lot of work but it's worth it to get pretty albinos with out inbreeding em.
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twimper
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Post by twimper on Mar 20, 2012 22:20:14 GMT
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Post by Greta on Mar 20, 2012 22:48:19 GMT
Awww they are adorable congratulations
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Post by shaydeesnail on Mar 21, 2012 12:59:28 GMT
Wow there is loads! Congrats! x |
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Post by pinkunicorn on Mar 21, 2012 14:41:43 GMT
Adorable little pearly balls of slime I'm sure you'll find them homes... put up a ad on the forums, too, when they're of suitable age to be shipped? |
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twimper
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Post by twimper on Mar 22, 2012 14:18:21 GMT
hehe thanks grata and Shay you have no idear! that's not even half of em....
yeah i will do pink. i'm going to grow them up as much as the available room i have allows me then sell them on.
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at the moment, I have 82 albino snails, and there are just too many! 
