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Post by goose on Jan 29, 2011 18:50:14 GMT
Hi looking for true hamillei (the dark shelled form not the rodatzi yellow shelled) and also jadatzi would like albino bodied either with dark or albino shelled. Thanks. ;D
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Post by goose on Sept 3, 2010 11:46:02 GMT
These are really lovely healthy HUGE snails. Really recommend these as a purchase. Caracol is a great seller.
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Post by goose on Aug 28, 2010 15:18:42 GMT
Got my copy from ebay, it isn't published in the UK until 23 September so I got it from a US seller. Hardback, beautifully illustrated and well worth a read.
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Post by goose on Aug 18, 2010 8:11:09 GMT
Thanks for posting this Coyote, I will definitely be adding this to my library, sounds like it will be a beautiful read.
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Post by goose on May 13, 2010 9:41:35 GMT
Hi and welcome to the forum. Unfortunately I don't have any experience with Pomatias elegans, though it is a species I would like to keep, they are fascinating. I can say though that the native species I keep including Helix pomatia do much better in an outside enclosure breeding wise, like you I think they need a good seasonal variation to trigger mating and egg laying. I never had any success raising Helix pomatia when I kept them indoors but since they have been moved outside they mate and lay regularly. Hopefully there is someone who can reply more specifically to your query.
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Post by goose on Apr 13, 2010 15:52:23 GMT
Hi aerliss no shop and I haven't relisted on ebay due to the hassle! They have removed the feedback comment she left as since I refunded her the transaction didn't technically complete. In terms of taking it further to have her comments on the case report removed I have just received a flannelling response from ebay so have now reached the conclusion I am just banging my head against the wall and given it up as a bad job!!
I still have approx 13 baby Helix pomatia to go at £1.00 each if you are interested later in the year.
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Post by goose on Apr 9, 2010 8:26:05 GMT
Amazing how they labouriously climb their way up such bushes, it must take some time stretching from leaf to leaf.
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Post by goose on Apr 7, 2010 13:17:10 GMT
Thanks guys, I have certainly kept all the e-mails and yes daniellejess is right, as a seller I no longer have the right to respond to negative feedback received from a buyer. I notice that the feedback has been removed today but her comments still remain in the case section of the ebay profile. I will await the outcome of the complaint. I think she has basically thrown her toys out of the pram because I refused to sell to her and taken her revenge with unsubstantiated comments but it is definitely hard to swallow and what is annoying is that potentially my reputation as a seller is damaged and I have no recourse to defend myself to people who don't know the whole story. Anyhoo............still hasn't put me off selling to the majority of people I know they have gone to good homes!!
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Post by goose on Apr 6, 2010 13:57:41 GMT
Grrrrrrrr - this is just a rant and a warning to anyone selling on ebay to steer well clear of earthcandydesigns (registered user in Florida). As some of you may know I have been selling some captive bred Helix pomatia on the forums and also on ebay. The advert on ebay clearly said the adults are not from the UK and were of captive bred/farmed stock from Europe (most actually bought from reputable sellers on this forum) the point being that collection of Helix pomatia from the wild in the UK is now illegal. The listing also clearly stated I would not post abroad and was registered as a UK only listing. Well this earthcandydesigns sent me a message via ebay asking me to post to Florida. I sent her a message back saying that sorry but the advert stated clearly I would not post abroad (because I am not sure of import regulations for snails in other countries, particularly the US). Anyway without waiting for my response she promptly bought all the remaining snails on the listing. I refunded her money reiterating that I could not and would not sell to her. Before I could block her from buying she again bought all the remaining snails (in the meantime sending me several (5) hassling e-mails all on the same day saying she would provide a UK forwarding address and this should be fine for me. I then had to contact ebay who were sympathetic but said all I could do was refund her money again, block her and send a cancellation of transaction request - which incidentally she was entitled to refuse. I could not then relist the remaining snails for 8 days. In the meantime the sneaky so and so has negged me saying that I had not asked her for an import permit and that therefore I am clearly selling illegally captured wild snails (despite me stating they are captive bred babies). I am soooooo angry - particulary as ebays new regulations mean that as a seller I have absolutely no recourse to respond to this slanderous allegation. Anyway I have telephoned ebay to say I have import records for all of my adult roman snails and proof of their captive bred or farmed origin and the reason why I had not asked for import permits was that the auction was clearly stated (and registered) as UK only!!!! I have registered a formal complaint with them and now have to wait the outcome of that. Anyway. Feel better after that rant ;D Flipping ebay is such a PAIN sometimes, everyone I have sold to apart from her the transactions have been a pleasure but there is ALWAYS one person that seems to put you off bothering at all!!!
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Achatina immaculata
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Post by goose on Sept 25, 2009 15:25:03 GMT
I don't have any experience with Ramshorns as such but I do keep apple snails and I think even with optimum calcium levels you are unlikely to improve the quality of old shell, I have one snail which arrived with shell pitting etc and although the new shell growth appears healthy there has been little improvement in the old shell growth. I have found that damage to old shell growth is merely patched up by the snail, the shell condition doesn't improve.
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Post by goose on Aug 26, 2009 14:27:08 GMT
Does anyone still keep these? I just finally managed to get a pair (thanks Eric ;D) for my C/B baby bought last year on ebay and wondered if anyone still has them and if you have had any success in breeding them?
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Post by goose on Feb 13, 2009 13:07:47 GMT
Its a Cepaea hortensis - of the humbug variety ;D
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Post by goose on Feb 6, 2009 16:05:41 GMT
Congratulations - I have been keeping snails for ages now and it is still exciting getting new babies and watching them grow - sounds like they are going to spoilt rotten in your household!
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Post by goose on Nov 24, 2008 10:30:53 GMT
What a lovely habitat your snails have. Great snail hammock that hanging plant pot turned out to be!!
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Post by goose on Nov 20, 2008 10:05:00 GMT
;D Great pic. One of my tigers always seems to get a bit stuck between his eyestalks then spends ages contorting himself trying to get to it!!
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Post by goose on Nov 17, 2008 16:11:16 GMT
Since I don't have a mortar and pestle I crush the seeds I feed my snails (hemp, pumpkin and sunflower) into a powder with the end of a rolling pin. I then add water and present it to the snails as a kind of porridge which they really seem to enjoy ;D
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Post by goose on Nov 4, 2008 16:46:16 GMT
It is difficult to say what might be wrong without pictures. I don't know how to post forum links but if you look under the pests, disease and illness section, the second page there is a post from eric2 which shows pictures of snails with a mantle collapse. Does your snail look anything like these?
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Post by goose on Nov 3, 2008 11:38:07 GMT
As long as the snails are happy and active I wouldn't worry too much. My tanks are often at a high humidity and the snails seem to love it. As long as the substrate is not sopping wet it should be fine - humidity in the air encourages the snails to be active. If you are worried, I try to air my tanks for a while each day with the doors open, just remove the lid for a while to let in some fresh air.
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Achatina immaculata
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Post by goose on Nov 3, 2008 11:34:23 GMT
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Post by goose on Oct 8, 2008 9:59:51 GMT
They are gorgeous, their shells have a sort of polished limestone effect.
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Post by goose on Oct 7, 2008 9:02:39 GMT
What a beautiful little creature - very unusual. It does look jewelled too!
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Post by goose on Oct 7, 2008 8:50:41 GMT
That is a beautiful shot with the light shining through the shell like that. How big are these snails?
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Achatina immaculata
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Post by goose on Oct 7, 2008 8:47:40 GMT
Wow what well fed happy looking snails. I particularly like Tripod!!!
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Post by goose on Sept 10, 2008 8:51:16 GMT
Well I have done my bit by clicking on absolutely everyone's dragons. Cute!!
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Post by goose on Sept 8, 2008 10:27:00 GMT
Very clever! Imagine drawing your curtains in the morning and seeing that! Bet everyone would love one of those as a pet, although imagine the food bills trying to satisfy its appetite!!
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