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Post by Dumbledore on Jul 10, 2013 14:45:55 GMT
I joined today, so I might just be totally failing, but I wanted to ask a question about snail breeding, and it wouldn't let me. Is it just me, or what?
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Post by Dumbledore on Jul 10, 2013 16:31:21 GMT
BTW, the question was if it's smart to have two snails of the same species, because I read that 1/3 of snails die after mating/egg laying, and I wasn't sure if that was only a certain species, or if it's true, and I also wanted to ask about how many eggs H. pomatia lay.
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Post by pinkunicorn on Jul 10, 2013 18:31:23 GMT
You can post all snail/slug questions in the General sections. The reference sections are sort of archives where topics get moved later to make it easier to search for them.
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Post by pinkunicorn on Jul 10, 2013 18:41:44 GMT
As for the question... there's a few species that die after laying but most don't. 1/3 is not an accurate ratio, don't worry! Even those that do die soon after laying most often die because they reach the age of maturity and maximum life span soon after each another. Like the leopard slug for example. So you can keep them together!
Pomatias lay somewhere between 25-35 (large) eggs in my experience. They go on laying for a few years if they manage to live that long in the wild.
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Post by Dumbledore on Jul 10, 2013 18:50:35 GMT
Okay, thanks!
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