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Post by simleserge on Dec 25, 2017 11:51:30 GMT
Can anyone tell me what kind of snail George is? Thanks
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Cashell
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Post by Cashell on Dec 27, 2017 15:27:11 GMT
Not too long ago, another Singaporean on the board posted a snail that looked very similar to this. It's likely lissachatina fulica.
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Post by simleserge on Dec 29, 2017 2:21:32 GMT
Not too long ago, another Singaporean on the board posted a snail that looked very similar to this. It's likely lissachatina fulica. Thanks very much! I will Google this species.
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Post by simleserge on Dec 29, 2017 2:36:18 GMT
Not too long ago, another Singaporean on the board posted a snail that looked very similar to this. It's likely lissachatina fulica. Looks like George gets a pretty bad oress as a disease carrier and invasive species. He has never done any harm here.
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Cashell
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Post by Cashell on Dec 29, 2017 18:38:17 GMT
Some of the damage is overblown by the media on purpose, while in other cases, it is factual. Scenarios will vary from country to country.
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Post by simleserge on Jan 1, 2018 2:48:46 GMT
Some of the damage is overblown by the media on purpose, while in other cases, it is factual. Scenarios will vary from country to country. I don't think the population is out of control here. We have had 24 hours of rain so he became active and has moved from his favourite location.
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Cashell
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Post by Cashell on Jan 2, 2018 15:24:47 GMT
Some of the damage is overblown by the media on purpose, while in other cases, it is factual. Scenarios will vary from country to country. I don't think the population is out of control here. We have had 24 hours of rain so he became active and has moved from his favourite location. While they may not behave problematic in some places, the problem is that they are not native to majority of the tropical places they have been introduced to. In some places they are reported to have devastated crops, spread parasites, much on valuables, and so forth. I personally think that this slightly exaggerated, just so they can ban them in North America and other places around the globe. 😒 Most of Europe, is a notable example of a region that does not have them banned or shunned as horrific demons.
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Post by darkdollyumi on Jan 9, 2018 6:52:33 GMT
Yay, fellow Singapore human. We should definitely communicate more about snails. It was hard to get started. maybe we need a club.
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Post by MelanieChaos on Jan 10, 2018 22:03:36 GMT
I don't think the population is out of control here. We have had 24 hours of rain so he became active and has moved from his favourite location. While they may not behave problematic in some places, the problem is that they are not native to majority of the tropical places they have been introduced to. In some places they are reported to have devastated crops, spread parasites, much on valuables, and so forth. I personally think that this slightly exaggerated, just so they can ban them in North America and other places around the globe. 😒 Most of Europe, is a notable example of a region that does not have them banned or shunned as horrific demons. I love the news reports they have about GALS in North America. They are absolutely ridiculous - although it is a problem when people release them here, the media makes it sound like they are taking over. I've yet to see one!
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Cashell
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Post by Cashell on Jan 10, 2018 22:51:03 GMT
Yeah, they make it sound as though they're eating every single green on the continent, infecting everyone with parasites, and then eating their houses! 🙄 Now that you can think about it, this sounds like a plot for a horror movie! 🤣
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Post by darkdollyumi on Jan 11, 2018 2:10:03 GMT
Yeah, they make it sound as though they're eating every single green on the continent, infecting everyone with parasites, and then eating their houses! 🙄 Now that you can think about it, this sounds like a plot for a horror movie! 🤣 The Attack of the G.A.L.S
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Post by Cashell on Jan 11, 2018 17:23:10 GMT
Yeah, they make it sound as though they're eating every single green on the continent, infecting everyone with parasites, and then eating their houses! 🙄 Now that you can think about it, this sounds like a plot for a horror movie! 🤣 The Attack of the G.A.L.S Precisely.
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Post by kaidashade on Jan 17, 2018 11:23:40 GMT
I don't think the population is out of control here. We have had 24 hours of rain so he became active and has moved from his favourite location. While they may not behave problematic in some places, the problem is that they are not native to majority of the tropical places they have been introduced to. In some places they are reported to have devastated crops, spread parasites, much on valuables, and so forth. I personally think that this slightly exaggerated, just so they can ban them in North America and other places around the globe. 😒 Most of Europe, is a notable example of a region that does not have them banned or shunned as horrific demons. My guess has always been that they can't survive the winters here in Europe so they can't get a foothold in the wild, hence the lack of ban.
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Post by witchpig on Feb 3, 2018 18:00:42 GMT
I have NO idea why GALS are banned in Canada because we are famous for our bitingly cold winters, and the "aggressive" GALS would most certainly die. I wish I could keep them, but no, tHeY dEvAsTatEd hAwAii, "so obviously, Canada would be no different". 0_0 WHAT? Canada isn't tropical like Hawaii, we have completely different climates and ecosystems. There is no way the African snails would survive three feet of snow.
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Post by Cashell on Feb 5, 2018 14:36:20 GMT
I have NO idea why GALS are banned in Canada because we are famous for are bitingly cold winters, and the "aggressive" GALS would most certainly die. I wish I could keep them, but no, tHeY dEvAsTatEd hAwAii, "so obviously, Canada would be no different". 0_0 WHAT? Canada isn't tropical like Hawaii, we have completely different climates and ecosystems. There is no way the African snails would survive three feet of snow. They banned them entirely out of paranoia and ignorance. There's no if, but, or maybe, they cannot survive here at all. Yet, they remain banned out of fear that they will destroy the environment, and also because of what happened to our southern neighbours, as you have stated. Hopefully this changes real soon.
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Post by witchpig on Feb 6, 2018 0:01:56 GMT
Agreed. They are such misunderstood animals.
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