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Post by loops on Oct 23, 2006 10:24:35 GMT
Is it unusual for Tigers to be small the first one I ever bought eats well has plenty of calcium but she's still small hasn't grown at all but yet the one from Steve is getting bigger by the day any ideas people?
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Post by ness on Oct 23, 2006 11:10:02 GMT
I've no idea, I have Fulicas and let them breed a few years ago. Two batches. One produced strong healthy babes, now grown up (and most have moved on), the other produced 'runts', for want of a better word, not trying to insult my snailies. These I kept as it's not fair to give/sell them on to people but they died aged between 18months and two and half years old. Premturely me thinks. They never did grow beyond the size of a garden snail. I guess sometimes it happens for some strange reason. Good luck xx
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Kevin
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Post by Kevin on Oct 23, 2006 11:24:40 GMT
I guess sometimes it happens for some strange reason. Good luck xx Are your fulica related? is it likely that they come from the same batch? maybe its because of inbreeding? im not sure if theres a chance that inbred snails can appear both healthy or stunted in different batches though? loops, what size are your tigers? are they both captive bred? ive noticed tigers are slower growers than some species. |
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Post by loops on Oct 23, 2006 11:32:06 GMT
The one from brixton has roughly 15 cm shell and still growing the other one I don't know where it's from is only 11 cm in shell length no signs of new growth or anything,hope this helps.
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Post by Kevin on Oct 23, 2006 11:39:49 GMT
The one from brixton has roughly 15 cm shell and still growing the other one I don't know where it's from is only 11 cm in shell length no signs of new growth or anything,hope this helps. My Brixton tigers are huge as well (about 18cm) and theyre still growing new shell, your 11cm tiger if wild caught may be adult? it isnt that unusual for some snails to stay smaller. |
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Post by loops on Oct 23, 2006 11:44:27 GMT
O.k Kevin thank you for your help.  |
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Post by LisaLQ on Oct 23, 2006 12:47:43 GMT
Mine are all around 14-16cm, and only one of them has an inch of new shell. Dave's not grown at all, his shell certainly looks like one of an older/fully grown snail. Jingles has the new growth, and Jaffa has some new growth but we're talking in millimetres. I guess some tigers just dont grow to the whopping proportions we think they do. I wonder what the biggest Brixton tiger measured this year? That'd make a good thread...
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Post by loops on Oct 23, 2006 14:43:55 GMT
I must just have a little lady on my hands not that I'm complaining coz she's beautiful well actually I think all mine and everybody else's snails are beautiful. ;D
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