A question of size.

[brgwnth]

Hello everyone!

Brownie, my Fulica will be a year old this month, and I was reading through the care pages on the main site and it quotes "Most of the growth is achieved in the first 6 months but they do continue to grow for another year or so. It is generally accepted that you can judge the final size of your snail after 1 year."

Brownie's shell length however is only the length of the prongs on a fork.

Do any of you have a solution as to why?

Much love, Taran xx

[Greta]

Hmmmmm.... Maybe it's the genetics? Or if you keep her in a small environment then it slows down the growing process I think not sure buh I read it somewhere cant remember :/ also do you provide her with any source of calcium?

[SnailsPace]

Hiya, I had 6 year old fulica that had new growth so they do keep growing, sadly they died but they have made lovely ornaments lol

[coyote]

The few times I've let a clutch of eggs hatch I noticed that a number of them did not grow beyond "childhood" size. After a few months you'd think I had 2 different clutches in the tank, because about half of them were twice as big as the rest, but they were all the same age, from the same clutch. I think it's a matter of genetics.

[brgwnth]

Coyote: I think it must be to do with that, because I knew the person that gave her to me quite well and I have also met her parents who were much larger. Greta: I use cuttlefish and powdered egg shell, but she mostly avoids them, even when I sprinkle it on her food.

Thankyou for your help xx

[Greta]

No problem glad that me and coyote could help u out xx