Leah
Archachatina puylaerti
Do you want me to sit in the corner and rust, or just fall apart where I'm standing?
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Post by Leah on Sept 14, 2005 19:54:26 GMT
My pancake slug Billie disapeared for a couple of days but I've just found him, in the botton of his little house, hudled round a pile of eggs! What do I do? PANIC! I need to know if there's demand for them. If someone else is already selling them and has loads I won't be selling them to. I also need to know how many eggs to expect, how long they take to hatch etc. I'll have a look on the info page too.
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Post by section8angel on Sept 14, 2005 19:58:07 GMT
Could I have a bit of info on them? Like how big they get, what they eat, what to keep them in etc as I can't find any of that on the net, all I can seem to find is some pictures  |
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Leah
Archachatina puylaerti
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Post by Leah on Sept 14, 2005 20:01:25 GMT
There's info on the species page of this site. They're incredibly easy to look after. Almost identical diet to GALS. More nocturnal tho but when they are up they are very quick and they're escape artist so you need an escape proof tank. I keep mine in a storage box. They don't take up much space because they're flat (ish) but when they're stretched out they can get quite long.
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Kevin
Archachatina dimidiata
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Post by Kevin on Sept 14, 2005 20:53:44 GMT
Could I have a bit of info on them? Like how big they get, what they eat, what to keep them in etc as I can't find any of that on the net, all I can seem to find is some pictures My largest slug is over 12cm when extended, Im not sure how big they can get, I know they're the largest Veronicellid slug in the East Carribean though ;D they eat anything, veg and fruit, like Leah mentioned info on them can be found here www.petsnails.co.uk/index.php?action=species&species=veronicella_sloanei#startI have about 40 baby's from one egg-clutch, I removed the eggs from the housing to hatch, they hatch in around 15 days, I'll probably be offering them on different sites around the internet. |
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Post by section8angel on Sept 14, 2005 21:45:02 GMT
Ooo ta very much. That shows how thick I am. I didn't even think to look on the species thing here lmao.  I'll go and have a look now. I don't really like slugs (I know I know they're only really snails without shells, but still I don't like them!!) but I saw these on Virginia Cheeseman's site and they looked strange but funky lol. Maybe it's because they're flatter than garden ones so don't look as.. ooey. lol |
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Leah
Archachatina puylaerti
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Post by Leah on Sept 15, 2005 16:54:04 GMT
I don't like many slugs either, just a few special ones.
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Leah
Archachatina puylaerti
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Post by Leah on Sept 17, 2005 8:39:41 GMT
Ok I moved the eggs into a tub and put them somewhere warm. I need to know if they are healthy. What are they supposed to be like? I've only had fulica eggs before.
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Post by fatslug on Sept 17, 2005 10:15:56 GMT
Ok I moved the eggs into a tub and put them somewhere warm. I need to know if they are healthy. What are they supposed to be like? I've only had fulica eggs before. I leave the eggs where they were laid. They are in a tight mass, about 30 or so clear, oval shaped eggs. They darken as they develop, and you can see the embryonic slug inside, just before they hatch! |
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Leah
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Post by Leah on Sept 17, 2005 10:18:42 GMT
Wow thats what mine are like so thats good. I was very carefull when I moved them, they're still in there little clump but my room's so cold at the moment and I dont want them to be disturbed by my slugs so I put them somewhere warmer.
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Leah not a fucking guest
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Post by Leah not a fucking guest on Sept 27, 2005 17:14:34 GMT
THEY'VE HATCHED! They are the cutest little yellow blobs I've ever seen!
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Post by fatslug on Sept 27, 2005 20:12:53 GMT
With blue eye stalks?
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Post by section8angel on Sept 27, 2005 20:58:04 GMT
One thing I forgot to ask.. how slimey are they?! lol In those pics on the profile they don't look slimey at all.
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apple
Archachatina degneri
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Post by apple on Sept 27, 2005 21:41:28 GMT
Very nice pancake slugs...  |
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Leah
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Post by Leah on Sept 28, 2005 12:12:23 GMT
erm...no...yellow eye stalks. They are slimey but not like snails. It's really sticky, like glue.
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