trick
Archachatina marginata
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Post by trick on May 31, 2014 8:27:35 GMT
Hi everyone!I'm gonna show you my pet snails-3 achatina reticulata albino bodies  .I've got some questions too-they are about 1 month and a week old and are they growinig well?I'm asking,because I think their "home" is now 5lt. plastic box and I don't know is this enough space for them and if they are eating less then they have to(I feed them every day and they didn's seem to eat lеss then they need).Their "parents"aren't huge,they are about 13-15sm long(not their shells) and can my snails grow bigger? prikachi.com/images/449/7362449H.jpg Here are they when I first got them(less then 1 week old) And after some time they were like this prikachi.com/images/456/7362456E.jpgNow here is a photo from yesterday prikachi.com/images/473/7360473J.jpg ; and today prikachi.com/images/475/7360475D.jpg |
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Post by starcrazy19 on May 31, 2014 16:47:51 GMT
They don't look like retics, look like albino bodied&shelled fulica. Can see a few stripes on one of them that look like baby retic stripes but they are very pale shelled. Got any pics of the parents?
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Post by muddydragon on May 31, 2014 17:27:28 GMT
Hi Trick, Welcome to the forum. I'm afraid they're nto retics but i cannot tell you for sure what they are until they are a bit older.
Snails generally dont need feeding everyday just make sure the food is fresh (so may need changing often depending on the food - some food lasts several days), they will quite often go several days without eating.
Yes babies can grow bigger than their parents.
Do you have a calcium source available?
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trick
Archachatina marginata
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Post by trick on May 31, 2014 19:00:34 GMT
The "mom and dad" 's owner promised to send me a photo of them soon and when he does I will post them here.He told me that he had regognized that they are retis thanks to one friend,but he didn't seem to be sure.It doesn't matter what kind of achatina are they  but I would like to know and I'll be thankful if you help me when I post photos of their "parents".Yes,the one of them has stripes,but the others have white shells. Muddydragon,yes they have a cuttlefish bone |
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trick
Archachatina marginata
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Post by trick on Jun 19, 2014 13:59:01 GMT
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Post by muddydragon on Jun 23, 2014 17:17:21 GMT
They could be of jadatzi heritage (a cross between the yellowed shelled A. fulica hameieli form rodatzi and the A. fulica "jade") they can produce all colour types. The yellowed shelled ones of yours are probably A. fulica construct jadatzi form jadatzi and will remain yellowe shelled. whereas the dark shelled white footed are probably A. fulica consruct jadatzi form jade
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trick
Archachatina marginata
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Post by trick on Jun 24, 2014 19:07:56 GMT
Could their brown slell-colour appear after some time?Did you see their mom and dad's picture,they are both with colourful shells?
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Post by muddydragon on Jun 24, 2014 19:56:46 GMT
when very tiny (much smaller than yours) they can take a while for their colouration to appear. By this size it's very very unlikely that they will develop a full dark shell or mostly stripes, however the highly inbred jadatzi line can do some interesting things with colours, such as developing a few stripes here and there.
yes i saw the parents, yellow shells are recessive so it's very easy for dark shelled parents to produce yellow shelled offspring if carrying that allele
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trick
Archachatina marginata
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Post by trick on Aug 7, 2014 11:26:19 GMT
Hi!My babies are growing,but I think they are too small for 3+ months old fulicas  The smallest snail's body is 10sm long(when he walks) and his shell is about 7-7,5sm long. The others are about that size,too.I'll post some pictures when they are not sleeping,but could you tell me are they too small for their age? |
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trick
Archachatina marginata
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Post by trick on Aug 7, 2014 12:05:52 GMT
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Post by kookosmeloni on Aug 7, 2014 12:13:46 GMT
Don't mix A. achatinas with fulicas.
They need a warmer environment.
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trick
Archachatina marginata
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Post by trick on Aug 25, 2014 18:43:27 GMT
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trick
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Post by trick on Aug 25, 2014 20:48:08 GMT
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Post by muddydragon on Aug 30, 2014 7:23:27 GMT
they're looking a good size so far i wouldn't worry about them |
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trick
Archachatina marginata
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Post by trick on Aug 30, 2014 20:01:35 GMT
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Post by cliath on Aug 30, 2014 20:31:19 GMT
Very good photos and lovely snails. Your substrate looks a bit dry, it might just be the photos.
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Post by kookosmeloni on Aug 30, 2014 23:16:47 GMT
Very good photos and lovely snails. Your substrate looks a bit dry, it might just be the photos. I thought of that too. |
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Post by muddydragon on Aug 31, 2014 8:18:09 GMT
Lovely loooking achatina fulica jadatzi form jadatizi and achatina fulica jadatizi form jade there yes you do need the substrate more damp - a good test if if you pick some of it of it up and squish it in your hand to form a ball you want it to pretty much retain the shape of a ball when you let go and it not to crumble. But when you are squishing it you don't want to see a lot of water coming out either (a little dribble is fine). |
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trick
Archachatina marginata
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Post by trick on Aug 31, 2014 13:25:39 GMT
I had left the substrate to dry a little bit,because I made a mistake and it was too wet and they didn't like it.Now I have "showered"it in the way it should be |
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trick
Archachatina marginata
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Post by trick on Oct 6, 2014 15:37:46 GMT
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Post by mewakitty on Oct 7, 2014 5:19:32 GMT
Cute snails! I like their massive eyes (I mean, compared to the snails I have ) and the color of their bodies. They're so cool! How much do these guys eat? I sometimes have the swarm of my Cepaea demolish lettuce leaves pretty fast, but it's probably still pretty slow by your standards |
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Zorst
Achatina tincta
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Post by Zorst on Oct 7, 2014 9:49:11 GMT
Very nice looking snails.
Zorst
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trick
Archachatina marginata
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Post by trick on Oct 7, 2014 18:49:26 GMT
Thanks!They don't have the huge appetite they had when they were smaller.They eat about 10-15 slices cucumber+some sweet corn,boiled egg or fish food per day.They aren't growing that fast as they did before but I think it's normal,because snails grow slower after turning 6 months.Mine are now 5+ months old.
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Post by etana on Oct 8, 2014 4:35:58 GMT
Awwww, such lovely snails.
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Post by mewakitty on Oct 13, 2014 18:41:38 GMT
Thanks!They don't have the huge appetite they had when they were smaller.They eat about 10-15 slices cucumber+some sweet corn,boiled egg or fish food per day.They aren't growing that fast as they did before but I think it's normal,because snails grow slower after turning 6 months.Mine are now 5+ months old. Oh my! That's crazy (for me)! I don't think my snails eat that in a week Do they eat the skin on the cucumber or do the thing where they leave the outer ring behind? |
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.I've got some questions too-they are about 1 month and a week old and are they growinig well?I'm asking,because I think their "home" is now 5lt. plastic box and I don't know is this enough space for them and if they are eating less then they have to(I feed them every day and they didn's seem to eat lеss then they need).Their "parents"aren't huge,they are about 13-15sm long(not their shells) and can my snails grow bigger?
but I would like to know and I'll be thankful if you help me when I post photos of their "parents".Yes,the one of them has stripes,but the others have white shells.
