gigas
Achatina achatina
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Post by gigas on Jul 30, 2015 20:21:47 GMT
 Found bunches today, but was wondering host plants. I would like to maybe keep these, but I think it may be difficult since they don't eat fruit and such as my Zachrysia do. Dakota W. Nivens |
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mangoandlemon
Achatina tincta
Animals are not a choice for me. They are a lifestyle!
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Post by mangoandlemon on Jul 30, 2015 21:42:36 GMT
Nice!
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Post by Liguus on Jul 30, 2015 21:54:52 GMT
Wow what a great find!!! I was looking for these in Miami but came up empty handed. I think they are similar to most other tree snails in terms of diet. Have you tried to feed them a smoothie blend yet? My drymaeus seem to be responding well to it.
Since the host plants are trees I don't think any live version could be added to a terrarium unless it is a seedling, but ideally that wouldn't be needed.
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gigas
Achatina achatina
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Post by gigas on Jul 30, 2015 22:03:36 GMT
Probably found around 40. Just up the road, too (Fort Myers, Dunbar area). They were found in a bush. I think we will just go back and try to ID the bush, perhaps. I have them currently with my recently WC Cubans with some mango. If they don't eat it, I'm probably going to release them back.
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Post by Liguus on Jul 30, 2015 22:10:03 GMT
Oh man :,( I guess I didn't look hard enough while I was there lol. My mix is based off of the one Pete Krull wrote about in the Tentacle (blended broccoli, lettuce, buttermilk, sweet potato, apple, carrot, and beer).
Maybe they will eat the mango. I saw a few c. marginella eating one someone had discarded into the leaf litter. Maybe I'll add it to the smoothie mix as well.
I also have collected some bark with a lot of sooty mold, so I will start to blend the spores into the food, and some may grow in the terrarium this way. I could probably send you a few mold covered bark chips if you want.
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gigas
Achatina achatina
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Post by gigas on Jul 30, 2015 23:13:22 GMT
Well, I seen a few on the mango, but it is hard to tell if they were truly eating it. Time will tell if I see any drop dead. Lol. And I actually got 33 of them. We are going back this Saturday and collect some of the leaves just in case.
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robs
Achatina fulica
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Post by robs on Jul 31, 2015 9:59:13 GMT
They should eat a lot several salats, aple, fishflakes, and lots more.
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Post by Jade on Jul 31, 2015 13:08:43 GMT
I don't know anything about this particular species, I just thought I would say what a lovely little guy and I have never seen these before  |
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Cashell
Archachatina puylaerti
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Post by Cashell on Aug 1, 2015 16:20:53 GMT
That snail is gorgeous! It reminds me a tad of the limicolaria snails.
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gigas
Achatina achatina
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Post by gigas on Aug 14, 2015 0:20:17 GMT
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Post by astana on Aug 21, 2015 19:26:40 GMT
I found these in Florida as well. Did they respond to mango?
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Post by astana on Sept 5, 2015 20:35:29 GMT
I hadn't found any of that color morph. Mine vary in color from ivory with a single brown stripe to a pastel yellow unicolor, with a few being a beautiful reddish brown. Yours do have wonderfully striped shells, and light bodies, whereas mine are a dark gray. It is interesting to see all these variations in color!
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gigas
Achatina achatina
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Post by gigas on Sept 8, 2015 21:00:05 GMT
I have three different color phases. The "Ivory", the dark normal ones, and a few hypos looking ones. They didn't really eat the mango, but do eat lettuce. Where did you collect yours? Mine were found in Fort Myers and Sanibel.
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