Jackalope
Achatina fulica
slimes all over you
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Post by Jackalope on Jun 15, 2015 2:34:39 GMT
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Cashell
Archachatina puylaerti
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Post by Cashell on Jun 16, 2015 1:51:20 GMT
Ouch! That Indrella's shell looks painful! Anyway, I think there may be an old thread around here where someone posted pictures of their Bielzia coerulans, but I'm not sure about the indrella ampulla. I believe someone out there likely keeps them.
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Post by astana on Jun 16, 2015 23:41:13 GMT
The Indrella ampula originates from the Western Ghats of India, and is apparently endemic to that region (found nowhere else...) so I'm not sure how one could legally obtain it as a pet. The Bielzia coerulans lives in Eastern Europe, so if you contact someone who lives there they'll probably be able to ship it to you (that is, if you live in the UK.)
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Jackalope
Achatina fulica
slimes all over you
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Post by Jackalope on Jun 17, 2015 2:24:45 GMT
The issue of the Indrella shipping has been on my mind - tbh I want it less as a pet (tho I wouldn't say no to that also!) and more for the zoo I work for, so we're trying to contact various places in India that can help.
I thought I might ask here if anyone has ever kept it as a pet, out of pure curiosity.
(We're mostly wanting some specimens of this snail for research purposes than as a display animal for the public - our entomology team have been studying inverts of Asia recently)
For the Bielzia, thankfully I live in the EU, I've contacted a bunch of people in Germany, so if anything turns up I guess I'll update this. I would imagine the Bielzia to be easier to obtain than the Indrella.
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Post by astana on Jun 17, 2015 4:56:21 GMT
The issue of the Indrella shipping has been on my mind - tbh I want it less as a pet (tho I wouldn't say no to that also!) and more for the zoo I work for, so we're trying to contact various places in India that can help. I thought I might ask here if anyone has ever kept it as a pet, out of pure curiosity. (We're mostly wanting some specimens of this snail for research purposes than as a display animal for the public - our entomology team have been studying inverts of Asia recently) For the Bielzia, thankfully I live in the EU, I've contacted a bunch of people in Germany, so if anything turns up I guess I'll update this. I would imagine the Bielzia to be easier to obtain than the Indrella. Lol tell us if you manage to get a hold of any of those. |
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Jackalope
Achatina fulica
slimes all over you
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Post by Jackalope on Jun 17, 2015 5:44:38 GMT
Oh, I'm sure if I manage to get some Bielzia, my screams of joy will reach where you live. Wanted to breed these guys for a good 2 years now.
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Post by Liguus on Jun 17, 2015 18:45:41 GMT
tbh I want it less as a pet (tho I wouldn't say no to that also!) and more for the zoo I work for, so we're trying to contact various places in India that can help. (We're mostly wanting some specimens of this snail for research purposes than as a display animal for the public - our entomology team have been studying inverts of Asia recently) Does the zoo you work at have any snails in its collection currently? What kind of research is it doing? |
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Jackalope
Achatina fulica
slimes all over you
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Post by Jackalope on Jun 17, 2015 22:48:01 GMT
Hey there! Keep in mind I'm not one of the entomologists so I don't know everything they're doing but -
We have some snails, various GALs and some aquatic snails that live with other animals. This zoo (I don't want to name it for privacy reasons) actually does a lot of work for invert conservation and breeding projects - they've managed to breed and release various animals into the wild that were either very vulnerable or on the brink of extinction.
As for the kind of research, it follows what I said above, a look into their lifestyles and how we can preserve them - how does this animal live, how does it breed, what does it need to survive.
Hope this helps!
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