SmillaW
Achatina fulica
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Post by SmillaW on Apr 24, 2014 15:47:39 GMT
I'm just looking around for informatin and is it true that the snail can actually absorb calcium through their foot? 0.0
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Post by malacophile on Apr 26, 2014 13:50:00 GMT
I think all snails can do it, but I know for sure that some species in particular secrete hydrochloric acid from their foot to absorb calcium from surfaces.
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Post by morningcoffee on Apr 26, 2014 19:13:44 GMT
I think all snails can do it, but I know for sure that some species in particular secrete hydrochloric acid from their foot to absorb calcium from surfaces. I don't know how much most snails are able to absorb through their skin realistically though - if they were able to absorb significant amounts of calcium just by sitting on it, they wouldn't need to make the effort to ingest it. |
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Cashell
Archachatina puylaerti
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Post by Cashell on Apr 26, 2014 20:35:15 GMT
A quick spin through Google tells me that they can absorb it through both their foot and their mouth, but based on personal observations from my own snails they prefer to absorb it orally.
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