Judith
Achatina fulica
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Post by Judith on Aug 20, 2015 8:48:12 GMT
So i got my first snails last monday! We were on vacation and went to a shellbeach (i live in The Netherlands btw). i found two species which i found awesome and took some of them, since there are soo many of them there and i had never seen them before. Cepaea nemoralis, i have 6 of them and all of them in pink. I have 1 C. hortensis too, but couldn't find more of them. We will be going back in early october so i will continue my search then for a few hortensisses. I have no picture yet of the hortensis. I will make one in the next few days or so   And 10 Cernuella virgata!  They're so tiny and cute!  |
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Post by wolf on Aug 20, 2015 9:32:40 GMT
Hi,
yes, I think so, too: the second one should be Cernuella virgata. Where exactly did you find it?
Kind regards: wolf
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Judith
Achatina fulica
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Post by Judith on Aug 20, 2015 9:52:41 GMT
I found it on a grasshalm at the shellbeach at Lauwersmeer. That's a big lake near the sea. It's freshwater, but a bit salty as well. A few miles further would be brackish, since it's more towards the sea.
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Post by astana on Aug 20, 2015 10:46:09 GMT
Beautiful snails! The Cernuella are indeed adorable.
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Judith
Achatina fulica
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Post by Judith on Aug 21, 2015 10:38:12 GMT
Cepaea hortensis  Tonight i'm going to make the bigger habitats for the Jades, Retics and Numidicas |
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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 Aug 22, 2015 23:34:18 GMT
Nice snails!
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Post by MaxPower on Aug 23, 2015 11:40:50 GMT
Ooh rosey ones! I've never seen any of that shade before, we just get brown/red and yellow ones (unless I'm looking in the wrong place  ). |
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Judith
Achatina fulica
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Post by Judith on Aug 23, 2015 12:03:30 GMT
Haha yeah the nemoralis here are brown and yelow too, mostly with stripes. But where we went on vacation, we got roseyones without stripes! Hopefully they'll lay eggs! i love them in pink, lol! Hortensis the same issue too, although it's still alone  Hopefully i'll find 1 or 2 in the coming week or so. Otherwise we'll have to wait until october |
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Post by MaxPower on Aug 23, 2015 16:05:15 GMT
Haha yeah the nemoralis here are brown and yelow too, mostly with stripes. But where we went on vacation, we got roseyones without stripes! Hopefully they'll lay eggs! i love them in pink, lol! Hortensis the same issue too, although it's still alone Hopefully i'll find 1 or 2 in the coming week or so. Otherwise we'll have to wait until october Did you go to the coast? Rosey seems like a colour that would blend quite well in that environment; perhaps that's why? I'm sure the hortensis will be ok, it has plenty of company |
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Judith
Achatina fulica
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Post by Judith on Aug 23, 2015 21:30:49 GMT
Yes, i got them off a beach after two days of rain |
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Judith
Achatina fulica
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Post by Judith on Aug 27, 2015 21:00:54 GMT
Today, my first four Achatina reticulata babies arrived!  Biggest and smallest baby, the big one is two weeks older  |
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Post by MaxPower on Aug 28, 2015 19:54:31 GMT
Aww they're very pretty! Amazing how much bigger they get in two weeks ._.
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Judith
Achatina fulica
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Post by Judith on Aug 29, 2015 9:46:27 GMT
Yeh it's crazy! I did measure them yet, but i will somewhere today, so i can watch their growth I will get my 4 Limicolaria numidica tuesday by mail  Already got my bin ready for them too! And after september 6th, there will come 4 white jades as well! I Love Jades! |
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Judith
Achatina fulica
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Post by Judith on Sept 1, 2015 22:58:08 GMT
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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 Sept 2, 2015 16:27:55 GMT
They are beautiful!
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Post by MaxPower on Sept 2, 2015 17:12:07 GMT
Aww, they're pretty!
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Judith
Achatina fulica
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Post by Judith on Sept 8, 2015 18:29:58 GMT
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Post by astana on Sept 9, 2015 0:59:58 GMT
They're adorable!
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Post by MaxPower on Sept 9, 2015 18:12:24 GMT
They've got racing stripes xD
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Judith
Achatina fulica
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Post by Judith on Sept 9, 2015 18:53:40 GMT
Haha well, they're pretty active, so it makes sense! Although they're nt as active as my retics tho |
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mangoandlemon
Achatina tincta
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Post by mangoandlemon on Sept 10, 2015 21:39:35 GMT
Awesome snails!
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Judith
Achatina fulica
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Post by Judith on Sept 10, 2015 23:34:01 GMT
My goodness, how my retics have grown in TWO WEEKS!  I was completely in shock when i picked them up today for some pics. Compare the last pic of my retics with this one, you'll see my point. They look like completely different snails! Awesome!  |
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Judith
Achatina fulica
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Post by Judith on Sept 12, 2015 19:25:41 GMT
Archachatina puylaerti albino is coming soon! I will get two at the market september 20th.
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mangoandlemon
Achatina tincta
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Post by mangoandlemon on Sept 12, 2015 19:38:54 GMT
Cool!
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They're so tiny and cute!
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Hopefully i'll find 1 or 2 in the coming week or so. Otherwise we'll have to wait until october
Already got my bin ready for them too!
