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Post by kaidashade on May 16, 2017 14:08:27 GMT
morningcoffee thank you for your help! That's what I suspected, it was mostly curiosity as I don't currently have solid plans to do this, but it's good to know it's an option.
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Post by kaidashade on May 16, 2017 6:30:44 GMT
Hi, I'm from the UK and this might be a dumb question but are there any special permits/action required to send/take snails across borders within the EU, eg from the UK to Germany?
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Post by kaidashade on May 10, 2017 7:01:28 GMT
I dunno, I'd be worried the paper would hurt them? Or is that not a huge concern?
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Post by kaidashade on May 10, 2017 6:46:04 GMT
Success! I've found homes for basically all of them so I'm super happy about that.
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Post by kaidashade on May 7, 2017 16:38:43 GMT
I would not advise it, that's how you get genetic disorders. But you can definitely start with several pairs of big snails and breed form there. Could one parent be the same? I have this really pretty snail who's super big, and I want more snails like her. You could, I guess, but inbreeding in general should probably be avoided. Either you'd have to start keeping family trees for the subsequent generations or you should see if you can find another big one to start off with
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Post by kaidashade on May 6, 2017 20:49:29 GMT
The local fish/reptile place has said they'll take about fifty of them, but I have about 90. Luckily I also have lots of friends and friends of friends who like snails so the home-finding is going quite well!
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Post by kaidashade on May 6, 2017 20:47:33 GMT
I would definitely recommend sterilizing the compost before use if you have a consistent pest problem- baking it in the oven apparently works really well. You could also try bathing your snails- a trickling tap does the trick quite well here. The swelling could be due to the parasites irritating them but I'm not certain on that. My snails seem to like the coco/coir substrate but they're GALS so I'm not sure if that has something to do with it, but I would recommend trying it because it's sterile to start with.
I've heard about people using woodlice and the snails being fine with them but I can't comment on it.
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Post by kaidashade on May 6, 2017 20:40:08 GMT
Yup. There are really only a few limited options for snail keepers in the USA: 1. Keep the snails found in your state 2. Become a criminal (not recommended) 3. Move to a different state where better snails are found (although if that's your only reason for moving to a different state it doesn't sound like the best of ideas) 4. Find some Caracolus marginella (legal to cross state lines). Drymaeus are legal as well, but you know...Difficulty level = Expert. Helix pomatia are not allowed, unless you live in one of the states they are found in. A bit disappointing, but that's okay. I'm going to try and breed a genetic line of large snails from the largest out of the litter hatching soon. One question: can I breed snails that are siblings...? Will that result in deformed snails, like with mammals? Thanks, -paracosmic I would not advise it, that's how you get genetic disorders. But you can definitely start with several pairs of big snails and breed form there.
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Post by kaidashade on May 5, 2017 18:02:27 GMT
That's how big the biggest fulica is right now (just went and measured lol). And one of the little jerks laid eggs that I didn't notice until it was too late... so, Deceptisnails: The Next Generation I guess?
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Post by kaidashade on May 4, 2017 21:12:15 GMT
Have you noticed them rasping on each other at all? Havee you got any pictures of the injuries?
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Post by kaidashade on May 3, 2017 22:17:29 GMT
Sooo unplanned snail birth just happened and now I need to find potential homes for some achatina fulica. UK only please. Not sure what morphs they are yet as I have a variety of snails and no idea who laid the eggs (My money's on the rodatzi but not certain).
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Post by kaidashade on May 3, 2017 22:10:04 GMT
Welp. I didn't notice that my fulicas laid eggs until just now when I peeked into the tank and found HUNDREDS OF BABY SNAILS. I cannot bring myself to kill them and releasing them is, I know, an ecological disaster. So I guess now it's time to try and give them away. Anyone in the UK want a fulica? 3 of my 4 fulicas are some form of albino so even though I can't tell who laid the eggs there are definitely a few little white bodies in there., I don't know if they're just all like that at this age? They can't be more than a few hours old.
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Post by kaidashade on May 3, 2017 20:24:50 GMT
I would need to see higher resolution pictures, or just really cut down on the blurring/ try macro mode on your camera. Any way that it would be possible? Unfortunately the powder food formula is the only thing that works. I have been keeping Orthalicus for a few years and spoken to other keepers so I can say the current method I'm following is the only way. They will only eat a mix smeared on the terrarium walls. I tried a smoothie mix from household fruits and vegetables which they ate, but they did not thrive on it. In fact they eventually die on it. Join our "snail enthusiasts : USA" group on Facebook, it would be easier to talk through PM there. I'm one out of a handful of tree snail keepers so I will say (and I don't want to sound arrogant) that you probably will not get much more info from anyone else. They are not a common species in captivity, and much of it had been expertimental until just recently. P.s. Can a euro snail keeper confirm this is not a fulica? I haven't seen what juvenile fulica look like, but from what he can find online fulica shells are not striped at such an age and the foot seems wider. Fulica keeper here, they're definitely not a fulica. Fulicas aren't striped like that and their shells are longer and more pointed. The stripe pattern doesn't match a reticulata either and again, they're more pointed. Beyond that, I can't offer any ideas for ID as im only really familiar with garden snails and GALS.
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Post by kaidashade on May 3, 2017 20:16:39 GMT
Aww, what cuties!
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Post by kaidashade on May 2, 2017 22:02:57 GMT
To kaidashade and cashell, I was actually talking about moving to England to get a GALS. It sounded a lot like I was talking about H. aspersa and C. nemoralis, but I was just adding that onto there because I think snails should be recognized as pets. Sorry for the confusion -paracosmic Oooh I see! I live in England and even here they're considered a bit weird to have. I don't care though, I love my delightful noots. I mean, H. aspersa and C. nemoralis are common as dirt over here, i got out of my car the other day and there were like 10 C. nemoralis on this one plant on my garden wall because it had just rained. Such cuties!
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Post by kaidashade on May 1, 2017 21:57:31 GMT
What a big, lovely snail! Man, it stinks that you can't see him as often. Don't let other people decide what you can do, though! Don't feel embarrassed about loving a pet! He's absolutely adorable. I hope to move to England someday and get one, but that's pretty unlikely. Am I the only one who thinks that they need to sell snails like Cepaea Nemoralis and Helix Aspersa in pet shops? Unfortunately I don't think they'd sell so well since they're so common in the wild. Why buy one from a shop when you can just pick them off the ground after it rains?
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Post by kaidashade on May 1, 2017 17:23:17 GMT
Thank you! They've still got some growing to do, but they're super cute.
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Post by kaidashade on Apr 29, 2017 18:33:55 GMT
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Post by kaidashade on Apr 20, 2017 20:40:09 GMT
I'm glad they're doing well, they're delightful!
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Post by kaidashade on Mar 15, 2017 21:17:38 GMT
The friends arrived: Knock Out is an a. fulica rodatzi and Breakdown is an achatina reticulata. They're in the tank with the others, although KO's a lot bigger than I thought they were going to be. Advertised as 4cm but they're at least twice that. Breakdown's about 2 inches long right now, so about the same size as my other fulicas.
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Post by kaidashade on Mar 13, 2017 22:32:58 GMT
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Post by kaidashade on Feb 21, 2017 18:59:39 GMT
I took my two when I lived in uni halls and they never got any raised eyebrows or complaints even though they ewere in plain view through two room inspections. Should be fine.
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Post by kaidashade on Feb 15, 2017 19:00:42 GMT
A friend of mine feeds her GALS freeze dried Gammarus shrimps for protein and apparently they love them. Those are a little too big for my babies so I tried them on freeze-dried Daphnia (water fleas) and they go crazy for them. They were like £3.99 for a 100g tub from the local fish store, which will probably last years at the rate they currently eat them.
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Post by kaidashade on Feb 15, 2017 18:18:17 GMT
Hi all. My name's Kaida, I'm 24 and currently living in the south of England. I've been keeping GALS for about 7 years now but only now actually started learning how to take really good care of them. I had two of an unknown variety that a friend bought me for my 18th, who passed in November, and have now obtained 3 a. fulica; Soundwave, Megatron and Starscream: Left: Soundwave, Middle: Starscream, Right: Megatron; Megs being a cute noot Hopefully these guys will get nice and big and healthy and reign supreme over my home like the conquering warlords they are named after. I'm considering getting a fourth one as well but I fear that that will be a slippery slope indeed.
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