foghog
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Post by foghog on Dec 13, 2011 17:25:06 GMT
the way they have it setup here is, people can only post in one area I believe, and then the moderators move it to the relevant area. They must do this so that people do not run rampant all over the place, which does happen in forums, and then the mods only have to deal with one area really when doing stuff, making it easier for them,
yes it is very true some snails can and will go into hibernation for a number of years. In fact, I have read studies that say some species if they do not hibernate go into hibernation deprivation and become sterile in future generations, so hibernation may very well be a needed thing. (the studies I didn't find conclusive though as I read them, so I wouldn't say it, yet.) to view PM's you have sent, go into your PM and you will see on the right hand side I believe it say "incoming messages' or inbox/something like that. if you move your mouse over it, I believe you can select outbox or outgoing or etc to view that which you have sent. as well as other options...its somewhere around there in any case.....
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Post by axoloa on Dec 13, 2011 17:33:30 GMT
3 years hybernation wow!! thats allot of sleep lol. Does this go for all snails when need be, or just specific species?
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Post by vallery on Dec 13, 2011 17:40:30 GMT
Thank you foghog I will check out the PM area see what I can figure out. Axoloa I can't remeber if it was a certian species or not.
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Post by axoloa on Dec 13, 2011 17:53:29 GMT
Thank you foghog I will check out the PM area see what I can figure out. Axoloa I can't remeber if it was a certian species or not. Thats ok, Im just curias thats all
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Post by vallery on Dec 13, 2011 18:02:53 GMT
So am I.
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foghog
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Post by foghog on Dec 13, 2011 18:04:17 GMT
more then likely more like per individual per specific species, and really just 'they survived' rather then it being their obvious hibernation cycle. with the typical weight and moisture loss with even a few month hibernation cycle, I havent seen any studies which show it would be a 'typical' thing, but more like "The airplane crashed from falling from 50,000 ft and the one baby walked away live." type of scenario, except perhaps in this case it was a few, or a reasonable percentage. typically in hibernation 4-10% of snails can die anyways, as far as aspersa for instance are concerned.
however something tells me you already know this axoloa and are yanking my chain.
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Post by vallery on Dec 13, 2011 18:59:30 GMT
Are you yanking foghogs chain axoloa? Because I am really curious.
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foghog
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Post by foghog on Dec 13, 2011 19:15:03 GMT
haha
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Post by vallery on Dec 13, 2011 19:31:11 GMT
haha? Are you yanking my chain fog hog? Are you both yanking my chain? I am serious I am really curious about my question. I really want to know. and in laymans speach. And where did axoloa go?
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Post by vallery on Dec 13, 2011 19:39:43 GMT
So now your both gone.
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coyote
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Post by coyote on Dec 14, 2011 3:58:13 GMT
Vallery, people come and go during the day on this site because other things call our attention away, so we can't guarantee that someone will be around to respond at any specific time. I like to make sure I have time to give this site my full attention before I log in, so sometimes it's much later on in the evening until I come here.
WRT your question about questions, foghog is correct that people can post only in a couple of sections here with their questions or issues. People used to post off-topic things in the wrong sections and it made it difficult for people to find the specific information they were looking for, so that was changed.
The Frequently Asked Questions section is meant to be a reference for people to look at before posting their question, to see if an answer to it already exists. If you have specific questions about various aspects of snail keeping whose answers aren't found in that section or from doing a general search of the forum, you could start one thread for each question in the General section, and a mod will move it to the appropriate section of the forum (with a marker left behind so you can follow it to where it was moved).
The reason I suggest one question per thread is that your questions might span the range from habitat to feeding to identification to breeding, and so on, and if they're all in one thread, with the appropriate answers to each question, it becomes impossible to move that thread anywhere. So a question about snail longevity, for example, would get moved to Growth, or a question about calcium-rich foods would be moved to Feeding, or heat mats moved to Habitat, and so on. It will make it a lot easier for people to find the information they need when they come here.
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Post by axoloa on Dec 14, 2011 4:19:08 GMT
Are you yanking foghogs chain axoloa? Because I am really curious. haha? Are you yanking my chain fog hog? Are you both yanking my chain? I am serious I am really curious about my question. I really want to know. and in laymans speach. And where did axoloa go? Sorry Valerie, I didnt mean to seem ignorant by disapeering like that. By looking at the time I left my last post on this topic, I most likely fell asleep (cant be 100% certain though because my memorys not great when it comes to stuff like that, Im Dyslexic ). I wasnt yanking anyones chain Valeria, im sorry if it appeard this way. Im not completly sure on the topic if im honest with you, what caught my eye was the idea of snails staying in hybernation for 3 years. Id realy like to know if this is just particular species or if all snails have adapted into doing this when necessary. I have PM'd you, so anything you wish to talk about to me personaly, let me know their and il reply as soon as I descover the PM (usualy fairly quickly / definitly within 8 hours of being sent). Sorry again if I offended you in any way
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foghog
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Post by foghog on Dec 14, 2011 5:52:54 GMT
Im not completly sure on the topic if im honest with you, what caught my eye was the idea of snails staying in hybernation for 3 years. Id realy like to know if this is just particular species or if all snails have adapted into doing this when necessary. all snails have definitely not adapted to do this. I just don't see a snail that is inoperculate and that does not have the capability of secreting a epiphragm, of being able to go into hibernation for extremely long periods of time like that, and some snails do not really hibernate at all...so thought you would of thought of that and was just goofing around. but guess not. sorry. in any case, it wasn;t like I felt cross about it, it really is a compliment to me thinking your knowledge is superior, due to your advice on the forum and wide range of species you've said you have been involved with. my bad.
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Post by vallery on Dec 14, 2011 14:49:35 GMT
Wow! Am I lost here. Can we go back to the very start of this tread and start over?
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foghog
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Post by foghog on Dec 14, 2011 15:01:50 GMT
why? your questions were answered.
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coyote
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Post by coyote on Dec 14, 2011 20:27:58 GMT
I think there is a tempest in a teapot here, and no need for folks to get upset. Some minor misunderstandings, that's all.
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Post by vallery on Dec 14, 2011 21:33:35 GMT
Foghog,
Why would you leave a post like that? For anyone?
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foghog
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Post by foghog on Dec 15, 2011 3:16:42 GMT
leave it like what? typically when I reply, I quote something from someone specifically, so they know I am talking to them or addressing them specifically. if not it usually refers to the last person who responded. it usually isn't just 'for anyone'. though anyone coming by can read it also, so it's all good, really.
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coyote
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Post by coyote on Dec 15, 2011 23:47:39 GMT
Again, I think there is a tempest in a teapot here, and no need for folks to get upset. Let's move along.
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