albino retics - indentation behind eye stalk.

[lynn22]

Hiya,
My 2 albino retics were hatched around may and only in the past 2 or 3 weeks they have both developed a hole like indentation behind their right (i think) eye stalk. Now I am presuming this may be linked to sexual maturity Could someone please confirm if this is correct and if so might i see any eggs any time soon (approx how soon) ?? they both have exactly the same indentation and i've not seen any projections etc out of it.

I kind of fancy keeping 1 or 2 eggs but would appropriately get rid of the rest.

[Dusk]

Hiya,
that does sound like they're starting to show sexual maturity. However, much like humans, they're not immediately able to control them and they take a while to work out what to do with them They often show their pore some time before breeding. Imagine that they're about fourteen - it's possible, but odds are it won't happen for a while

It's worth keeping a general eye out for eggs, but it probably won't happen until you've seen them either mating, courting or waving their parts about in a wanton manner. After that, it's probably permanent egg watch for you.

On the plus side, if you miss any eggs, retics are relatively easy to rehome.

[lynn22]

Thanks for that Dusk, Definately no tackle been waving around yet but atleast I now have a better idea how this process progresses. Thankyou

[Bumblebee]

Just keep in mind what sort of daycycle your snails have.
My snails get active some hour or so after that I have turned off the lights, so I have very rarely seen any of my snails being well excited Its just once or twice after I have given them a shower and put them back in their tank (had them for almost 6months in total now). So when their first batch of eggs arrived, it was a bit of a suprise for me, and since then Im always digging through the tank 1-2 times a week.