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Post by crystalrose050595 on Sept 6, 2014 22:22:36 GMT
About a month ago I took in 7 Triodopisis snails. It is unusual to have snails around where I live because everyone piles on the pesticides. After I did some research to identify their breed It became even more unusual. They are a Triodopisis breed native to flordia, so they are hundreds of miles away from home. My new neighbors probably brought them in their tropical plants. While our weather was still wet and cool I rounded up all of them I could find. I found 50 in all. Not long after we had a dry spell which would have killed all of them, for I have not seen any since then. Now I have too many snails, but if I put them back outside they will die because they are not native to here. What should I do? Is there any way to find homes for them?
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Post by Zorst on Sept 7, 2014 6:51:56 GMT
I'm not in the US but other member's are and from what I can remember reading post wise on here they seem to be having problems getting snails in the US.
Why not advertise them on here even if you advertise them for minimal cost and the buyer just cover the costs of the postage. It would at least help out with those snails.
Hope you can find some homes for them.
Zorst
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Post by crystalrose050595 on Sept 7, 2014 19:19:37 GMT
How do I ship live snails to new homes?
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Post by cliath on Sept 7, 2014 19:39:18 GMT
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Post by crystalrose050595 on Sept 10, 2014 1:19:41 GMT
Which board can I advertise them on, and is there another place on the internet I can advertise them on too?
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Post by muddydragon on Sept 10, 2014 8:21:26 GMT
the classified board (under misc).
There probably are other places, i only know of UK based places so i recommend you just try searching the internet
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Post by morningcoffee on Sept 10, 2014 8:28:18 GMT
Some species of Triodopsis do live in Kansas (Triodopsis cragini and Triodopsis neglecta), so it's entirely possible that they are naturally living wild locally. It would seem more likely that they are in fact a local species of Triodopsis. www.emporia.edu/ksn/v60n1-october2013/index.htmlDifferent states in the US have different laws about importing/transporting snails, so if you do decide to sell them rather than just release some of them, make sure to check your local laws and the cross-state import laws for any state you'd be sending to. |
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Post by crystalrose050595 on Sept 10, 2014 21:49:20 GMT
Some species of Triodopsis do live in Kansas (Triodopsis cragini and Triodopsis neglecta), so it's entirely possible that they are naturally living wild locally. It would seem more likely that they are in fact a local species of Triodopsis. www.emporia.edu/ksn/v60n1-october2013/index.htmlDifferent states in the US have different laws about importing/transporting snails, so if you do decide to sell them rather than just release some of them, make sure to check your local laws and the cross-state import laws for any state you'd be sending to. I did a little bit of research, and American's have to have a permit from the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) in order to ship live snails. A permit is about $70.00 (54 EUR). Also, is there a person I can contact that can tell me the exact breed of triodopsis they are? I have tried to make an identification myself, but they all look alike to me. |
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Post by morningcoffee on Sept 11, 2014 8:10:02 GMT
I did a little bit of research, and American's have to have a permit from the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) in order to ship live snails. A permit is about $70.00 (54 EUR). Also, is there a person I can contact that can tell me the exact breed of triodopsis they are? I have tried to make an identification myself, but they all look alike to me. Honestly I would just put any of the snails you don't want to keep back outside in a safe spot near where you found them. I think it's a safe bet that they are either Triodopsis cragini or Triodopsis neglecta. |
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Post by crystalrose050595 on Sept 11, 2014 19:34:53 GMT
I did a little bit of research, and American's have to have a permit from the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) in order to ship live snails. A permit is about $70.00 (54 EUR). Also, is there a person I can contact that can tell me the exact breed of triodopsis they are? I have tried to make an identification myself, but they all look alike to me. Honestly I would just put any of the snails you don't want to keep back outside in a safe spot near where you found them. I think it's a safe bet that they are either Triodopsis cragini or Triodopsis neglecta. I will find a stream to put them by. They were not safe where they were originally at. They were living by the driveway, and kept wandering out on a daily basis and getting stepped on or ran over  . That is the real reason why I removed them. |
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Post by morningcoffee on Sept 11, 2014 20:20:47 GMT
Honestly I would just put any of the snails you don't want to keep back outside in a safe spot near where you found them. I think it's a safe bet that they are either Triodopsis cragini or Triodopsis neglecta. I will find a stream to put them by. They were not safe where they were originally at. They were living by the driveway, and kept wandering out on a daily basis and getting stepped on or ran over . That is the real reason why I removed them. Ahh poor things! Well, you did a good thing by collecting them, then  Try to put them outside on a day where it's raining if possible. You can put them in an area where there's plenty of ground cover for them to hide - try to place them in amongst the leaves of a plant or under some shrubbery so they're safely tucked away. |
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. That is the real reason why I removed them.
Try to put them outside on a day where it's raining if possible. You can put them in an area where there's plenty of ground cover for them to hide - try to place them in amongst the leaves of a plant or under some shrubbery so they're safely tucked away.