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Post by fatslug on Sept 6, 2005 22:57:21 GMT
I had four Ruminia decolllata, now I've got three, and a nearly empty shell! When I fed them this evening, I found one with it's head and part of it's body in the shell of another  I know they are carnivorous, but wouldn't have thought with each other. I left them to it, as it was too late for the victim  Has anyone else that keeps these had a similar experience? |
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Kevin
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Post by Kevin on Sept 6, 2005 23:08:34 GMT
Mine hasnt done this, I still have 14 of them...
Maybe they need to eat living snails and resort to cannibalism if they have no access to snails to eat? or the one had died and the snail was taking advantage of the dead snail?
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Post by fatslug on Sept 6, 2005 23:19:46 GMT
They were all fine this morning. It could be that one had died during the day  |
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Kevin
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Post by Kevin on Sept 6, 2005 23:35:28 GMT
They were all fine this morning. It could be that one had died during the day possibly, I was emailed by someone not so long ago about his panthera "eating" his limmicolaria, the most probable explanation then was that the limmicolaria had died, possibly stressed by the panthera's movements, and that the panthera had taken advantage of the calcium source, not aware that its another snail...But with decollata being carnivorous its not so obvious |
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sofus
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Post by sofus on Sept 7, 2005 7:25:06 GMT
I haven't noticed any cannibalism amongst my Rumina decollata's. I would think that they might eat eachother if they are really starved, or if the victim is already dead.
/Sofus
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Post by anjieburdett on Sept 7, 2005 8:22:23 GMT
I've kept Decollata since May this year and haven't had this problem. Poor snailie  |
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Post by fatslug on Sept 7, 2005 17:15:53 GMT
Perhaps I can assume that the 'dinner' was dead then!
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