mejulie
Archachatina marginata
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Post by mejulie on Nov 30, 2011 8:37:56 GMT
was having a mooch as per usual and i saw a snail with the most striking shell... i believe it to be an achatina vericosa. having contacted afew people through emails etc im still having no luck in finding any, can anyone help???
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Post by heydihoo on Nov 30, 2011 10:04:32 GMT
Achatina varicosa are in captivity but they are still very rare and expensive to buy
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mejulie
Archachatina marginata
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Post by mejulie on Nov 30, 2011 10:49:04 GMT
i found a breeder in the london area, but their email address is no longer in use yet the advert that i found was only posted in october, unless it was a scam....
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Post by axoloa on Nov 30, 2011 12:35:16 GMT
I to have been intensly looking for this snail. Its my favorite Achatina by far. I never managed to come across anyone who is still selling, however.... landsnails.org/Snails.php# has them on his site as currently unavailable.. He breeds his own stock appart from the occasional wild caught stock he orders in. Best bet would be just to keep looking for a seller and of course do what im doing (keep checking landsnails.org). Like I said already he breeds his own stock, so its practicaly guarenteed that they will be come available on his site again. Keep an eye on it, because he does ship during winter, so if these have a final egg batch to come, likelyhood is he will list them before the winter is over  |
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foghog
Achatina immaculata
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Post by foghog on Nov 30, 2011 12:50:39 GMT
ya out of Achatina, Verico is my fav also probably, especially if you get a really good example of one, but you just don;t find them hardly at all yet. I imagine many are trying their best to breed them well though. I am not one of them regrettably.
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Post by axoloa on Nov 30, 2011 13:34:58 GMT
i think best thing would be to just keep looking. then when someone does manage to find a seller, get some.. if its a relayable scource share it on the forum.. This way different people can get some of them and spread the breeding stock a little  |
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Post by brunni on Nov 30, 2011 16:44:15 GMT
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Post by axoloa on Nov 30, 2011 18:05:33 GMT
I beleive were talking about Achatina Varicosa  although if you want to be realy precise theirs no such thing as Achatina Varicosa either because that specific species true name is Cochlitoma varicosa |
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mejulie
Archachatina marginata
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Post by mejulie on Nov 30, 2011 21:59:29 GMT
lol... varicosa... im just not very good at the spelling part!!!! if i manage to find any i will definately spread the word |
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Post by axoloa on Nov 30, 2011 22:07:18 GMT
@mejuli, dont worry, I wasnt insulting ur spelling lol. I knew what you meant I was just clarifying it with brunni |
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coyote
Archachatina papyracea
Cochleas ego amo
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Post by coyote on Nov 30, 2011 22:32:01 GMT
I fixed the thread title.
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mejulie
Archachatina marginata
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Post by mejulie on Dec 1, 2011 7:36:55 GMT
thank you coyote |
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coyote
Archachatina papyracea
Cochleas ego amo
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Post by coyote on Dec 2, 2011 0:01:12 GMT
YW; that's what mods are for. |
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although if you want to be realy precise theirs no such thing as Achatina Varicosa either because that specific species true name is Cochlitoma varicosa 
