lescargot
Achatina achatina
Hello from Istanbul, Turkey
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Post by lescargot on Oct 16, 2013 19:02:08 GMT
Hi Shortie, Orbiculariae, Mewakitty all your snails are beautiful. All photos look professional. I fell in love with princess peach, Skops the yellow morphs. Also Melek is so unique, Melek means "angle" in Turkish I hope, I will be able to share my only snail's photo soon. She is afraid of me so will see
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Post by orbiculariae on Oct 16, 2013 23:45:54 GMT
Hi Lescargot! I love your username Thanks a lot for the compliments, I saw Melek's name on a baby-naming site and something about it just seemed to fit him xD All five of my snails are wild-caught, so it does take them awhile to adjust to life in the tank. My snails always retract when I open the lid or there are any thumps or bumps from around the room. Even sudden shadows or bright light seems to surprise them into their shells, but my guys have gotten used to a lot of things. I guess they just need to realize what are normal, everyday occurrences as opposed to something that is actually bad xD Maybe if you gently pick your snail up and hold her for a few minutes she'll get used to you and start sliming all over your hand like the rest of them, once she realizes she hasn't been eaten
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lescargot
Achatina achatina
Hello from Istanbul, Turkey
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Post by lescargot on Oct 17, 2013 8:09:09 GMT
Thank you for your nice words too My fiancée is French, he named our little friend. Since we adapted Cargot he completely stopped eating escargot even at his mom's home in France for the traditional Noël dinner. I felt better after reading your supportive words about reactions and behaviour of these little friends. Because Cargot does exactly the same. So thank you.
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Post by orbiculariae on Oct 18, 2013 1:05:44 GMT
Haha, it's nice that he's so supportive of snails now And you're welcome! I hope everything works out for you guys and little Cargot
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lescargot
Achatina achatina
Hello from Istanbul, Turkey
Posts: 104
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Post by lescargot on Oct 18, 2013 17:09:21 GMT
Orbiculariae, thank you so much and see you soon
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Post by vallery on Nov 27, 2013 8:36:33 GMT
Hi everyone , I haven't figured out how to post pictures yet but I was wondering are very light skinned Cepaea considered albino? I have two with skin that is pretty much white. They are beautiful. vallery
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Post by vallery on Nov 27, 2013 15:13:32 GMT
test
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Post by vallery on Nov 27, 2013 15:26:32 GMT
2nd test
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Post by vallery on Nov 27, 2013 15:28:39 GMT
Yay ! Thank You morningcoffee for all of your help and patience. I now know how to post photos. So Happy vallery
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Cashell
Archachatina puylaerti
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Post by Cashell on Nov 27, 2013 18:37:25 GMT
Sweet!
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Post by sparrow on Jan 25, 2015 17:46:08 GMT
Hello everyone! Hope all your little guy/girls are doing well.
Felt it better to post here since directly related to my little Cepaea normalis, Snagglepuss, my one and only!
I've been wondering, since Cepaeas are found higher up on trees, bushes, etc..., would they be just as content in a habitat with less soil? The only time Snaggle ever burrowed was when he laid eggs (infertile) right after he matured. He rarely goes near the soil and prefers hanging from bark, branches, the leaves of the privet I have in the tank, his spider plant, but loved most of all is the side of the 5 gallon glass tank.
The last few months, he's been very inactive, his shell not looking so great and falling from wherever he's hanging from. Assuming the colder weather was the reason, I thought he may be hibernating, but although he would withdraw, he never sealed himself in (do Cepaeas seal themselves?) and when I would clean the tank, he would wake up and eat, although not much.
I finally took him out of the tank because of all the falling and put him in a smaller round plastic container with stretch nylon over the top as a cover. I keep a piece of glass on top to keep the humidity in, with it slid back so he gets his air.
The irony, he seems to prefer the smaller environment which has no soil. He's been more active and finally found some poop for a change, which means he's eating better. I have greens lining the bottom with little branches and pieces of bark. His food goes on top of the greens and his little water dish in the center.
Is it possible Cepaeas can do with a minimal amount of soil? I also noticed that he tends to avoid the more moist areas and prefers the dry bark to the water soaked bark.
My bi-monthly list of questions! Any responses, as always are greatly appreciated.
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Post by etana on Jan 26, 2015 15:05:27 GMT
This is going to be short as I'm on my phone, but I can comment on some of your questions regarding Snaggle Cepaea can seal themselves in, though mine have mostle done it when it's been too dry. My Cepaea are hibernating now, attached all over the walls and ceiling with just lots and lots of dried slime. The seal, if they make one, will be white with a tiny little hole for breathing. Also yeah, mine don't fancy the soil much either if they can hide elsewhere. They prefer streeeeeetching in between decorations to get to places! Little acrobats they are. Eggs are laid in the soil of course. I was thinking though that would it be hard to maintain humidity without much soil? Hmm.
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Post by sparrow on Jan 27, 2015 20:35:47 GMT
Hi Etana, Thank you. From your description, Snaggle's never sealed himself in, he just hangs around, falls, wakes up for a few minutes to nibble, then back to sleep for several days. He was hanging precariously from a nice red cabbage leaf (I try to peel them off so we get a nice dome effect) and after several hours, PLOP, back down again. I put him on a piece of bark and he hasn't moved since. How long do they hibernate? Have I been a naughty mommy by waking him up??
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Post by etana on Jan 27, 2015 20:51:35 GMT
Sparrow, the hibernation period depends on how long the winter is outside in your country. Here where I live, most of the year is too cold for snails, so mine have been in hibernation mode for several months now and quite likely will be a few more. The summer is short and super busy for them, lol. Some of my Cepaea individuals can sleep for several weeks without moving at all. Some sleep just a few days and then wake up, have a snack, and then go back to sleep. I used to worry whether I should or should not wake them up, but then I had a talk with some other Cepaea keepers here and was assured they know how much sleep at a time is good for them. Since then I've only woken them up if they've fallen asleep on the tank doors or some other extremely impractical place.
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Post by sparrow on Jan 28, 2015 2:15:38 GMT
Realized how silly a question after I posted! We have about 4 months of cold, but very warm inside. Poor thing may be confused by the short days and the warmth. I think Snaggle being a "one & only child" makes me a neurotic mommy worrier. I've left him alone for max of 4 days (bad mommy) always worried he'll wake up and not find any food. I know they can go for 3 months without eating, but that fact hasn't solidified with me yet. OK. I'm going to be very quiet and let him sleep. Shhhhh.... Thank you again!
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mangoandlemon
Achatina tincta
Animals are not a choice for me. They are a lifestyle!
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Post by mangoandlemon on Jan 28, 2015 16:07:53 GMT
Ooh that makes me feel guilty! I leave my snails on vacation with a bunch of food and tell are pet sitter to mist every day!
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Post by etana on Jan 29, 2015 6:37:32 GMT
You're welcome sparrow! Yeah I too wonder about whether my snails feel confused, waiting for it to snow or something when it's always well above 20 C in the room. Mangoandlemon, no don't feel guilty, it's good to mist, my hibernating snails only wake up from it if I mist straight ON them. And some basic food is nice to be available in the tank. heh, I have the food issue easy though because I have some Arianta in the same tank who aren't hibernating (though many are) and thus someone's always there appreciating the food.
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friso
Achatina fulica
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Post by friso on Jun 10, 2015 20:17:11 GMT
love those pictures although small still a very good looking snail
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Post by astana on Jun 10, 2015 22:45:24 GMT
Hey everyone, I've found many many color morphs- yellow unbanded, yellow four/five-banded, white/yellow, orange- yet I can't find a single rosy-color morph. Does anyone know whether the preferences of habitat for Cepaeas of different morphs vary?
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Cucumis
Achatina fulica
Cucumis=Lycopersicum²
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Post by Cucumis on Jun 14, 2015 9:27:51 GMT
Astana, I made the experience that I find different coloured morphs at different places. I don´t know if that´s just random but I always find rose coloured morphs at a different place from the yellow banded or unbanded ones. That might just apply for my location though. I also just know that one place to find rose individuals, it´s sort of strange but at this place I can´t find yellow morphs just rose morphs...
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Post by astana on Jun 15, 2015 23:25:21 GMT
Astana, I made the experience that I find different coloured morphs at different places. I don´t know if that´s just random but I always find rose coloured morphs at a different place from the yellow banded or unbanded ones. That might just apply for my location though. I also just know that one place to find rose individuals, it´s sort of strange but at this place I can´t find yellow morphs just rose morphs... Thank you. I guess I should start looking in different places.
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Jackalope
Achatina fulica
slimes all over you
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Post by Jackalope on Jun 17, 2015 13:01:21 GMT
Today I got my first Cepaeas - and it was a bit of a shock! I've never seen them before irl, so I didn't expect them to be so small and fast! But I think they might be quite young. Quick phone pic because I didn't want to mess with them too much - they've just been delivered via mail and I wanna let them relax a bit From my quick once over, looks like I got a lot of browny-oranges, bunch of yellows/whites, an unbanded yellow and and unbanded orange. I think there's some 6 bands, a lot of four bands. I'll do a proper look at these guys later on. Interestingly, one of the orange snails, which I THINK is 3 bands, has an almost completely white body while the unbanded orange doesn't. What a fascinating species, I'll absolutely be buying more of these!
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Post by astana on Jun 18, 2015 19:12:29 GMT
Beautiful snails! Cepaeas really are quite attractive
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Post by etana on Jun 18, 2015 20:40:43 GMT
Cepaea are VERY fast when they first arrive to a new place, but don't worry, they'll slow down once they get used to it. Some of them in your picture appear to be forming lips at their shell entrance so they're fully grown, they're not very big snails but they're very entertaining.
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Zorst
Achatina tincta
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Post by Zorst on Jun 18, 2015 21:25:06 GMT
Agreed Etana they really are very entertaining and one of my fav's along with the Arianta's.
Zorst
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