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Post by natalienicole on Apr 26, 2006 16:07:15 GMT
hi all....my daughter brought home a snail that she found yesterday on the way to school and she wants to keep it....so i will need advice on how to keep her "Gary" alive.....this is my first time having a snail....we did go out and buy a home for him....but we need help with everthing else....thanks a bunch..
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Post by felix93 on Apr 26, 2006 16:38:32 GMT
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Post by natalienicole on Apr 26, 2006 17:12:16 GMT
not to sure...but thinking it looks like a Roman snail.... i have taken a photo but not to sure how to post it...
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Post by Robert Nordsieck on Apr 26, 2006 22:32:24 GMT
If you have a homepage, put the picture in your homepage directory and post it here by pressing the images button (the fourth from the left in the second line of buttons in the editor window).
If you do not have a homepage, send the picture by email to one of us who does and tell him (or her) to do it for you!
Regards Robert
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Post by section8angel on Apr 27, 2006 6:17:00 GMT
Or just use something like photobucket. Just upload it then copy and paste the code they give you.
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Post by natalienicole on Apr 27, 2006 11:34:35 GMT
thanks for the help....here it is...can anyone tell me what kind it is??
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Post by sezzy5889 on Apr 27, 2006 11:37:55 GMT
It certainly does look like a Helix pomatia
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Post by natalienicole on Apr 27, 2006 11:42:08 GMT
got any advice on what I need to put in the home for Gary to keep him happy?
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Post by sezzy5889 on Apr 27, 2006 11:47:19 GMT
You said you had already bought a tank? Just a normal tommy tank should be fine for him, put organic soil or compost in the bottom about 2-3 inches deep should do it, a small bowl of water a couple of cm deep, maybe a small plantpot or half of one, basically something for him to hide in and get away, you could if you want put some branches or log/rocks, bits of bramble or ivy would be appreciated i'm sure and feeding is basically anything, lol, lettuce, cucumber, courgette, apple, carrot, tomato, pepper, kiwi, any fruit and veg really and then of course some cuttlebone to keep his shell strong. Obviously keep the substrate damp and spray him once or twice a day :-)
Is that enough info, let us know
Sarah x
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Post by natalienicole on Apr 27, 2006 11:59:04 GMT
wow...thanks for all your help....guess I gotta get to the pet store and get a few things...oh I did find out that he loved sliced green beans so far.....are there any tell tale signs of unusual behaivor or sickness I should watch out for???
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Post by sezzy5889 on Apr 27, 2006 12:08:21 GMT
Nope it sounds fine, just make sure you wash foods before feeding them to him as some may contain pesticides :-)
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Post by natalienicole on Apr 27, 2006 12:12:33 GMT
okay I will remember that...thanks so much!!!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2006 17:20:55 GMT
awww your daughter picked up a lovely snail. Helix pomatia are very nice. good luck ;D
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Post by apple on Apr 27, 2006 18:10:45 GMT
thanks for the help....here it is...can anyone tell me what kind it is?? Very nice snail !! ;D
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Post by helixa on May 25, 2006 9:24:53 GMT
Oh..lovely snail...I hope he will be happy in your home by
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Post by CelticCraftress on Jun 4, 2006 4:44:44 GMT
Awww, what a great mum you are!!! I wish more parents were like you. ;D
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