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Post by seamerman999 on Dec 18, 2005 11:12:01 GMT
Good morning boys and girls, Daughter #2 is cock-a-hoop that her snail eggs have hatched. I would appreciate some info on this; such as what is the growth rate of baby snails and on caring for the new offspring. thanks in advance and a merry Crimbo to all  |
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Post by sezzy5889 on Dec 18, 2005 11:46:05 GMT
argh! they aren't fulica are they? lol
are you planning on keeping them all?
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Post by seamerman999 on Dec 18, 2005 12:01:46 GMT
I think they are. Is that a problem for me on the horizon?  I would like to dispose of some of them but daughter is like a mother hen a the moment. Which makes me ask another question. What do we do with these babies?  Regards |
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Post by sezzy5889 on Dec 18, 2005 12:05:47 GMT
It is extremely hard to get rid of fulica babies, eek!
How many are there?
As a last resort they could be sent off to Sarah who owns the snail shelter, but it would be wise to give a donation if you do as Sarah is flooded with fulica, and this helps pay for their care.
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Post by seamerman999 on Dec 18, 2005 12:09:54 GMT
Number count is quite high I think. How fast do they grow then?
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Post by sezzy5889 on Dec 18, 2005 12:11:43 GMT
They can become mature in 6 months and start to breed, reaching full size between 1 and 2 years.
Oh and i forgot to say 'Welcome'
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Post by sezzy5889 on Dec 18, 2005 12:12:33 GMT
If you have any petshops near you that sell inverts, they may take them.
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Post by seamerman999 on Dec 18, 2005 12:23:00 GMT
OK thanks very much for advice and info. Will pass this on to daughter and discuss. Once again - Merry Crimbo |
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Post by sezzy5889 on Dec 18, 2005 12:24:18 GMT
You too, have a good one :-)
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Post by Arno on Dec 18, 2005 12:26:48 GMT
Welcome to the forum,just to add to Sarahs posts:baby snails do well on cucumber sprinkled with cuttlefish(you can scrape it off easily with a knife)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2005 18:10:33 GMT
yeah fulica babies arent easy to get rid of without killing them. put a lot of ads around the internet etc (a lot of people sell them on ebay)
baby snails eat a wide range of food so try lettuce cucumber sweetcorn sweet potato green beans etc. they wont be fussy i dont think.
good luck.
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I would like to dispose of some of them but daughter is like a mother hen a the moment. Which makes me ask another question. What do we do with these babies? 
