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Post by GailTheSnail on Oct 20, 2020 1:13:36 GMT
My friends snail laid a clutch a few weeks ago, and one of the snails is a unicorn snail! It only has one eye stalk (two eye dots) and I’m so amazed, I’ve never seen anything like this before! Even more amazing- it laid another clutch and the new clutch has not one, but two more unicorn snails!! Here’s a picture (I have more if anyone wants to see!) Has anyone else seen this before?!  |
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Post by counterbalance on Oct 21, 2020 4:47:02 GMT
Oh, wow! I had no idea it was possible.  |
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Post by GailTheSnail on Oct 22, 2020 2:03:54 GMT
Oh, wow! I had no idea it was possible. Me either! And I thought I’d seen everything lol |
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Post by counterbalance on Oct 22, 2020 7:46:32 GMT
Do those pupils move somehow? I don't suppose a lot of movement can be seen in such a small eye, but if there is any visible movement, does it look synchronised or do those pupils move independently, as if the snail had two eye stalks?
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Post by pasi9 on Oct 22, 2020 15:33:11 GMT
That's so strange, it must be a genetic mutation. Very very cute!
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Post by littlegoldsnail on Oct 22, 2020 17:57:45 GMT
Certainly is cute! I want one, 😂.
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Post by etana on Oct 23, 2020 1:04:36 GMT
That's cool.  Eye stalk mutations happen now and then, sometimes they're also born with extra eye stalks. I've never had one occur in my own snails though. |
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Post by GailTheSnail on Oct 27, 2020 5:47:13 GMT
Do those pupils move somehow? I don't suppose a lot of movement can be seen in such a small eye, but if there is any visible movement, does it look synchronised or do those pupils move independently, as if the snail had two eye stalks? That’s a really good question! I’ll ask  |
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Post by GailTheSnail on Oct 27, 2020 5:48:30 GMT
That's cool. Eye stalk mutations happen now and then, sometimes they're also born with extra eye stalks. I've never had one occur in my own snails though. I’ve heard of extra eyestalks before but never one! And I’ve never seen it either... raised over 1,000 snails and have seen hundreds more and never INS seen anything like that. Then my friends first snail lays it’s first clutch and she gets a unicorn! |
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Post by poet on Nov 11, 2020 23:47:38 GMT
I wonder if this can cause other health issues down the line, or a shorter lifespan, like how most animals with mutations don't live very long.
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Post by slugs on Nov 12, 2020 1:12:15 GMT
So interesting...! I wonder what their vision is like compared to other snails...
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Post by GailTheSnail on Feb 12, 2021 5:22:46 GMT
I wonder if this can cause other health issues down the line, or a shorter lifespan, like how most animals with mutations don't live very long. So far, the unicorn snails are super healthy! The one in the picture is now an adult and doing well, and I’m actually raising two of her sisters who are also unicorns! They are very big, healthy and active snails! |
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Eye stalk mutations happen now and then, sometimes they're also born with extra eye stalks. I've never had one occur in my own snails though. 
