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Post by Liguus on Oct 22, 2015 22:47:25 GMT
Here are some D. dormani that were mailed to me this week. I'm glad they all arrived safe, as the first shipment of two individuals ended up DOA. We never determined if it was due to cold temperatures last week or a lack of airholes in the container. There are 4 individuals in this shipment (5 total but one got absolutely smashed as their shells seem very thin and delicate). I will be building a special terrarium this weekend which I will post pictures of. These are from jacksonville, FL so they may not be as finicky as the south FL d. multilineatus, but we will see. I am going to keep them in 90% humidity anyways and rig up a UV bulb in case these need it to be healthy like Liguus. I will post pics of the terrarium after I figure out a design which safely houses a bulb within the terrarium itself. Crossing my fingers for success & eggs.
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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 Oct 22, 2015 23:14:00 GMT
Amazing!! If they lay eggs I am going to steal them!
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Post by Liguus on Oct 23, 2015 3:46:37 GMT
I may ask for some more in the spring time to boost the "colony", but I feel a bit bad I made the poor guy drive 27 miles twice to go collect snails on the side of the interstate (@ Twelve Mile Swamp)lol. He said they are high up in the trees and very rare to find. I did try to give him a reasonable trade though.
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mangoandlemon
Achatina tincta
Animals are not a choice for me. They are a lifestyle!
Posts: 671
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Post by mangoandlemon on Oct 23, 2015 14:11:01 GMT
Yes, but he couldn't be to bothered by it if he did it twice.
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Post by astana on Oct 24, 2015 6:33:03 GMT
They are gorgeous snails- I hope you're successful with them!
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gigas
Achatina achatina
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Post by gigas on Oct 29, 2015 18:29:51 GMT
Does he sell them?? I want to buy some!! Nice little colony you have. Can't get over how gorgeous they are.
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Post by Liguus on Oct 30, 2015 0:35:34 GMT
Not sure, I can ask.
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