pixie
Achatina immaculata
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Post by pixie on Dec 13, 2005 22:06:42 GMT
grr, just noticed Moe (new albino margie) eating his shell. He has cuttle fish, but is yet to touch it, and has flaked/crushed oyster shell but i don't think he's touched that either. he is eating well and this is the first time i've seem him eating the shell  . should i leave him be and hope he goes for the cuttle fish/ oyster shell in the next couple of days? just worried  |
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Arno
Archachatina puylaerti
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Post by Arno on Dec 13, 2005 22:10:14 GMT
Are you sure he is actually eating it?My Margies sometimes seem to eating their shells but they are just sort of cleaning it,not unlike cats do.
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Post by eric2 on Dec 13, 2005 22:10:58 GMT
he is probably just smoothing his shell off for new growth
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pixie
Achatina immaculata
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Post by pixie on Dec 13, 2005 22:16:11 GMT
he's taken a couple of mm off from one side- you can see the difference in the 'rings'- he might be smoothing it off but 2/3mm seems quite a bit. but i might be being paranoid??
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Arno
Archachatina puylaerti
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Post by Arno on Dec 13, 2005 22:29:49 GMT
Yes that is quite a bit,maybe you can make a cuttlepaste and then put it on the spot where he eats the shell.
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Post by maidmarion on Jan 16, 2006 21:28:38 GMT
break the cuttlefish bone into smaller pieces to encourage moe to eat it rather than his shell, and i dunno wot else, arno's idea sounds good tho.
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