Wanted: Archachatina marginata var. ovum

[wivuli]

3 x Archachatina marginata var. ovum (one normal, two albinos)

I want to buy a partner for my Archachatina marginata var. ovum. Here in Finland we have only few margie ovums and none of them are albinos. I'd like to try breeding this species - so new fresh blood is desperately needed!

My snails familytree is bit hazy: all I know is that its parents have come from UK (Wales?) in the year -08. My marginata ovum is two years old, light colored, weights 498 g and it's shell size is 15 cm. So I would prefer young adults or adults. But I accept little ones too. Their future terrarium would be quite enormous: about 300 litres. My margies future buddy should have unrelated parents too!

I'm also looking for albino ovums. From unrelated parents ofc. And their shouldn't be related to each other! Im searching especially babys and young adults. I maybe be using them into breeding when they are old enough.

Some back grounds of me:

I'm a 18-year old Finnish girl who has been keen on snails for several years. I've had many species from as early as the year 2004 (achatina fulica, Fruticicola fruticum, Cepaea hortensis, Cepaea nemoralis, Trichia hispida, Arianta arbustorum, Achatina fulica var. jadatzi f. construct, Archachatina marginata var. ovum, Achatina fulica hamillei f. rodatzi, achatina fulica f. white jade).

I'm aware that winter months aren't appropriate for posting snails - spring is the earliest season when transporting is possible so I'll have to be patient.


I really hope that appropriate partner for my margi will show up during this winter. Feel free to contact me:

[e-mail]

or pm!

[wivuli]

Thanks but no thanks I want to be sure that they are ovums.

[Kevin]

Feb 27, 2013 13:26:29 GMT snails4you said:

Hi there hope I can help. I have 2 marginata juveniles for sale. Not sure if they are ovum or not but you can see pictures of them on my website www.snails4you.com

The marginata on your website look like immaculata, or even fulica, but they don't look like Archachatina to me.

[Evil Angel]

I am 100% sure those aren't any form of Marginata snails4you. I would also say the correct ID would be Achatina Immaculata.

[wivuli]

Up!

[wivuli]

Update: Albinos are no longer wanted. I have ordered 4 Megalobulimous oblongus and 2 Archachatina camerunensis so space is an issue :D

But a partner for my normal colored marginata ovum is still wanted!

[wivuli]

Up!

[muddydragon]

RE snails4you.
I could not see the marginata in question however the image used for your adult snails section is a resin not real tiger snail. Also in your gallery you have one of my photos of one of my jadatzis which you have used without permission I also recognise photos that belong to other people that i also assume you have used without permission please remove these. Please only post photos of your own snails or photos where people have waived their copyright and with the proper attribution.

Using other people's photos can reflect very badly on you as a seller as it casts doubt on the reliability of you selling the correct species and also willingness (probably accidentally) to break the law. Please be more careful in future

[Lady Escargoth]

Well noticed MuddyDragon,

And I must aknowledge that it's obvious that the tiger is a fake one X) moreover, I don't think they come as big in reality, do they? (wow if yes^^)
But I'm sure Snails for You didn't mean any harm and is going to correct that :}

To avoid that now I try to sign all of my pictures... It's crazy long, but at least, people know where the pics come from... If the signature is not erased.... X(

(-> Some of my margies pics have been used by crappy journalists of Wiki Buzz, Insinuating that my big margie Psepharion was an achatina fulica invading Florida... Among other pictures of achatina immaculata panthera and megabulimuses oblongus X) I have wrote to them of each of their platforms, but of course they just ignore me.... So as commentaries, I have spammed them with links to my blog !!!)

[muddydragon]

I've contacted them and we will see if anything happens.... I suppose i should watermark them but it spoils them for people who just want to look. Plus it doesn't stop people as you can see in the gallery of snails4you that there is an image with the copyright symbol watermarked over it.

Spamming is probably the way forward with them it's idiotic some of the species they show as being invasive even on the BBC such as endanged meglabulimous!

[Lady Escargoth]

Okay abaout S4Y ^^' Let's see xhat happens :}
I don't use watermarks, but I sign my pics next to the snails, so that the image isn't spoilt and if people copy it and re-use it (if they are not dishonest enough to erase or cut the signature...) at least spread my name with it.... X( But I agree that should not happen !

And I know about megalobulimus being endangered, that's why I was so angry at them.... People just don't want to know :} At least since there must be no megalobulimus in Florida, people won't kill them more thinking they are invasive !

[wivuli]

CLOSED - SNAIL IS FOUND ;D

[muddydragon]

Oh i'm going to give snails4you a couple of weeks i've contacted them and asked and for now i'll wait they could be on holiday or soemthing.

That's a good idea lady escargoth thankyou i may do that in future

That's true about the megalobulimus but what if they saw them elsewhere (on holiday or soemhing) and killed them thinking it's ok.