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Post by wolf on May 17, 2015 12:37:04 GMT
Hi, yes, most of the brown lipped Cepaea are C. nemoralis and most of the white lipped Cepaea are C. hortensis. Kind regards: wolf
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Post by TKSnails on May 17, 2015 17:37:10 GMT
Thanks! I was hoping to do a similar thing ... catch some adults from the wild and release once bred, Shame not more people breed them in captivity to avoid taking them out of the wild
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Post by nailvarnish on May 18, 2015 20:05:59 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2015 23:20:50 GMT
That is beyond adorable!
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Post by nailvarnish on May 25, 2015 15:08:35 GMT
The hatchlings are now 10 days old so an update is due as they're now around 2-4mm! I decided to give them mashed up fish food sprinkled with cuttle bone and they seemed to enjoy it (especially compared to any vegetable i tossed their way) I also haven't really posted anything about my new snails so here they are (also aggressively chowing down on fish food) You can see it's mouth in this shot if you look closely Apparently soil is much more tastier than the wide range of vegetables I had offered them previously... All 4 enjoying their new favourite food
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Post by TKSnails on May 25, 2015 15:27:33 GMT
They are stunning Will you be ever selling these/cepea nemoralis hatchlings/eggs ?
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Post by astana on May 25, 2015 17:21:50 GMT
Wow, those snails must be happy. The black-footed one is especially interesting. Isn't he still a Cepea? I wonder why he's so different.
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Post by nailvarnish on May 26, 2015 11:25:26 GMT
They are stunning Will you be ever selling these/cepea nemoralis hatchlings/eggs ? Are you on about the white snails? Thank you anyway, i'd have to say the white snails are my favourite... Do you mean selling the nemoralis/hortensis or just all the species i have in general. Unfortunately I don't think I would be, we don't have any Nemoralis where I am so I think it'd be great if i could re-introduce the species to my garden as it seems even the Hortensis numbers are beginning to dwindle year after year... However if I were to be successful and I receive more batches of eggs i'd probably just give them away free of charge (I can not be dealing with how to figure out payment method ahaha) But my main concern would be packaging, i'd feel awful if any turned up D.O.A but i'd have to then invest in better packaging. I'd love to gift some away if i did ever figure it out though! However i think it would only be to people in the UK to avoid any hassle. I'm hoping to breed the white snails as i think they're gorgeous and i've never seen them anywhere before!
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Post by TKSnails on May 26, 2015 17:32:01 GMT
Well all of them are stunning but I like the white snails, it cute how they have the little dark patches/dots! I'm in the UK, Next time it rains I'll try find some Nemoralis and perhaps I could help with your attempt to repopulate your garden population! I usually package snails in tupperware from poundland, then put in air holes via a heated screwdriver. Inside the tub their is coir on the bottom half then some food and moss on the top. Next I put them in a cardboard box with shredded newspaper so the tub containing snail is snugg in the middle, then put further airholes in the cardboard box and label the outside with "Live animals in transit" "Handle with care" & "This way up". They are then sent via Royal Mail 1st class and have never had a problem
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Post by astana on May 27, 2015 2:26:12 GMT
Well all of them are stunning but I like the white snails, it cute how they have the little dark patches/dots! I'm in the UK, Next time it rains I'll try find some Nemoralis and perhaps I could help with your attempt to repopulate your garden population! I usually package snails in tupperware from poundland, then put in air holes via a heated screwdriver. Inside the tub their is coir on the bottom half then some food and moss on the top. Next I put them in a cardboard box with shredded newspaper so the tub containing snail is snugg in the middle, then put further airholes in the cardboard box and label the outside with "Live animals in transit" "Handle with care" & "This way up". They are then sent via Royal Mail 1st class and have never had a problem Interesting. If I ever shipped snails, I thought I would have them estivate first so that they don't fall of walls and whatnot during transit. I would feel horrible if they got hurt.
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Post by TKSnails on May 27, 2015 10:03:01 GMT
Very few people actually have incidents concerning postage, if there are it's usually the fault of incorrect packaging. I've even received snails from the Netherlands and others from places as far as Italy! All fine and happy without a single sign of injury ^_^
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