marco
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Post by marco on Dec 11, 2006 14:05:22 GMT
how i didnt manage to notice ages ago ill never know... but, my local reptile shop..literally two blocks away (im so lucky) has got a few margies in aswell as the fulcia's. there quite a nice size id say as long as this dotted line
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and there 13 pounds, or in the US roughly about 18 dollars i think. does the price seem worth it? and if anyone wants to know were this place is ill send directions Via PM.
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KathyM
Achatina tincta
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Post by KathyM on Dec 11, 2006 14:38:47 GMT
For fulicas, that's a really bad price. For margies, it depends on how much you want them but certainly isn't vastly expensive.  Do they do mail order? Any chance of finding out what other species they can get hold of? |
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Post by deadmansfinger on Dec 11, 2006 16:45:44 GMT
for fulica thats crazy money, they should be free  I've saw margies go for far more and also far less so it depends how much you really want it. Just make sure it is a margie! Brian. |
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marco
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Post by marco on Dec 11, 2006 21:18:00 GMT
pink rounded apex, purples pink collumela (or how ever you pronounce it) and genrally looks bigger than the adult fulcias jus post some columela picks n apex pcis and ill see if its 100% sure. but yeah i think almsot defitnely that it is, cuys there was fulcias there and they looked completely diff. lot darker too P.S whats the star thing by my name? first tiem ive used a forum with these stars |
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Post by sezzy5889 on Dec 11, 2006 23:08:08 GMT
its just your rating it will change the more you post  |
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Post by deadmansfinger on Dec 11, 2006 23:29:22 GMT
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LisaLQ
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Post by LisaLQ on Dec 12, 2006 9:56:15 GMT
pink rounded apex, purples pink collumela (or how ever you pronounce it) and genrally looks bigger than the adult fulcias Sounds like an archachatina marginata var. suturalis, but that's just a guess considering there's no pics. A little bit overpriced (usually around £8-10 for non-albinos) but certainly not enough to make it over the top. I'd pay that considering they're not that commonly available. Not rare by a long shot but not as prolific as your average fulica Check here for ids, really helpful: www.petsnails.co.uk/species/ |
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marco
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Post by marco on Dec 12, 2006 21:12:04 GMT
its columella was like the suturalis, but perhaps jus a trace lighter, and as for the price yeah, its quite a expensive place... but with it being so close... its mroe of a convinience thing.. but ive been talking with an ebay member about differnt species that there keeping so im keeping my eyes open for better deals. but yeah.. if i dont get a better deal then by thursday ill have a margie |
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LisaLQ
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Post by LisaLQ on Dec 13, 2006 21:22:20 GMT
I think it's a fairly good deal considering you'd have to pay postage from elsewhere Good luck! I'm after some normal coloured suturalis in the New Year, so I'm rather jealous |
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marco
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Post by marco on Dec 13, 2006 22:36:20 GMT
ive had to scrap the margie concept...  i bought ONE adult fulcia of eBay, wont name names (thou im not sure if there a member of this forum) and today, when i opened the incredibly small box that it came in, i found not one, not two, not even 3, but 5 heads looking at me, so im rather over crowded with unexpected arivals, and its just my bad luck that i also orded six baby ones to that should be coming soon, its a good thing ive got a whole cellar to accomodate them, but im going to have to buy extra heat mats, tanks, food , cuttlefish ect. and some of them.. there shells are so cracked(though the cracks have healed) that they some what resemble smashed eggs....also when i get the time im gonna post a pick of the adult fulcia i got, (the other 4 are about 3 to 4 icnhes in lentgh) cus im farely sure hes got some sort of calcium deficiency as the shell is almost pure marble white except the last spiral which doesnt exactly look colourful either... |
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Val
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Post by Val on Dec 17, 2006 18:51:50 GMT
Well it is really nice that you are so willing to look after them all, rather unfair though to send you more than what you wanted.
Val
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Moracai
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Post by Moracai on Dec 18, 2006 20:27:37 GMT
perhaps you could name this seller? Wouldn't want it to happen to other members, getting a shock like that.
have you contacted the seller to ask what's going on? be interesting to hear their reply.
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marco
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Post by marco on Dec 19, 2006 16:35:34 GMT
well the person was called royal discus.. its not overly bad a thign to happen but im just a bit annoied about beign caught of guard by it all... too many snails at once and im finding it hard to familiarise my self with them im going to check my account nad see whats been happening. checked... id resolved it with a positive feed back... for me it wasnt too much of a problem as it was more of a bargain, but beware in general on ebay with stuff like that.. |
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KathyM
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Post by KathyM on Dec 19, 2006 17:34:51 GMT
Thanks for the warning - was looking at their listing before when it was recommended on my thread about big fulicas. How big were the ones you got?
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marco
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Post by marco on Dec 20, 2006 10:20:18 GMT
well the one i actually bought was quite big at the least 10cm, hes huge.and very tame too, the others were around 3 to 4 inches. id say his shell was this long ............................................................................................... and the smaller ones were around ........................................................... that long hope that helps. |
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i bought ONE adult fulcia of eBay, wont name names (thou im not sure if there a member of this forum) and today, when i opened the incredibly small box that it came in, i found not one, not two, not even 3, but 5 heads looking at me, so im rather over crowded with unexpected arivals, and its just my bad luck that i also orded six baby ones to that should be coming soon, its a good thing ive got a whole cellar to accomodate them, but im going to have to buy extra heat mats, tanks, food , cuttlefish ect. and some of them.. there shells are so cracked(though the cracks have healed) that they some what resemble smashed eggs....also when i get the time im gonna post a pick of the adult fulcia i got, (the other 4 are about 3 to 4 icnhes in lentgh) cus im farely sure hes got some sort of calcium deficiency as the shell is almost pure marble white except the last spiral which doesnt exactly look colourful either...
