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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2006 12:42:58 GMT
yeh so the margies are in a tank with some quite dry coir (otherwise it gets all wet and saturated) and theres loads of eggs in there and Anjie told me to leave them so I did and yesterday i was cleaning the snails out and while i was turning over the soil i found a newborn margie  and i was surprised it hatched in dry substrate but unfortunately i accidentally damaged the edge of the shell and some coir got stuck up there but anyway the snails moving around but havent seen it eat yet. i put her in the capillary matting baby tank. |
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Post by Paul on Jan 3, 2006 12:51:35 GMT
Congrats! What type of margie Mike? I found a suturalis baby yesterday. I'm so glad, these were the ones we thought were papyracea, the really distinct ones that are quite small, 9-10cm fully grown. The baby is absolutely bright pink/red! I'll get some pics. I'm really happy because Catherine sent me a baby which never made it, the ones to Fredrik's took something ridiculous like 2-3 months!!  One of my first adults was dead on arrival and another had the mantle collapse. I was beginning to think this is the end of this line, and they were wild-caught in Cameroon so we known something about them. My first clutch didn't hatch and I now suspect it is because I moved the eggs. This is from the 2nd batch which I left alone and I've just found a new clutch laid on the surface. Only 1 baby so far but I hope they'll be plenty to share. Usually it seems suturalis are very similar to other margies but these are very different. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2006 12:56:26 GMT
its an ovum. I'm hoping for the best because ive only ever hatched one margie baby before this, and because i kept it with the adults, it wasnt a baby-friendly environment so it died. this one is with all the other babies in a nice humid tank with lots of cuttlefish and food. im worried about the soil stuck up its shell tho...  wow the red baby sounds loverly ;D i'd love to see pics. |
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Post by Paul on Jan 3, 2006 13:07:48 GMT
I moved mine out into a different tub as soon as I spotted him, I remember you saying. This is my first margie baby so I'm hoping to get some real good close-ups of the nepionic whorls. I'll do them like I did the worm pictures.
I'm sure the soil will be worked out by the mantle soon enough, I've seen it before when I've sprayed them and some soil had been pushed up to high. They must be adapted to that with all the burying. My 2nd ventricosa baby once had loads of faeces inside it's pneumostome, like it's bowels had burst somewhere and the faeces was directly getting into the breathing hole. Or it had got lodged in there somehow. I pulled loads of it out and I was really worried. But it survived and is doing great so if they can cope with that yours should be fine.
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Post by section8angel on Jan 3, 2006 14:08:52 GMT
Awww yay babies. My margie cross has a red bum  lol |
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Post by LisaLQ on Jan 3, 2006 14:38:14 GMT
Ooh I want a margie baby  *nicks Paul's suturalis* |
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Post by Val on Jan 3, 2006 22:29:06 GMT
I want one as well!!!
*quickly grabs it from lisa* ;D
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Post by Paul on Jan 5, 2006 6:42:50 GMT
Got a quick picture, not the best quality.  |
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Post by LisaLQ on Jan 5, 2006 8:08:19 GMT
What a beautiful baby!  |
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Post by Lottiz on Jan 5, 2006 8:10:35 GMT
 Gorgeous!!! I got 3 suturalis and this is a picture then one of them was about 4 cm.  Not that light as your...What lovely color they got...you most be very proude Congrats  / Lotta
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Post by Paul on Jan 5, 2006 9:19:30 GMT
I am This is what the adults are like, they're between 7 and 10 cm fully grown:  |
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Post by sezzy5889 on Jan 5, 2006 10:04:47 GMT
Lovely suturalis, i only have 1 adult suturalis and 2 babies, 1 marginata and 3 ovum.
Are var. marginata rarer to find than S & O, because i have been looking for another for ages and with no luck
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Post by LisaLQ on Jan 5, 2006 14:10:39 GMT
Paul., never give me your address, I've been a good citizen all my life and I'd hate to become a thief.... ;D
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Post by sophie on Jan 5, 2006 14:26:03 GMT
all of the snsail pics r lovely on this thread, so everyone who owns 1 of those snails - they r lovely!
PMSL @ lisa
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2006 16:30:41 GMT
Paul that baby is beyond gorgeous.
My baby is eating and growing ;D
oh btw, I'll be selling her in spring (lisa, u want her?)
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Post by eric2 on Jan 6, 2006 16:33:07 GMT
is she an ovum?
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Post by sezzy5889 on Jan 6, 2006 17:14:56 GMT
doubt it, look at the apex bright pink, most likely suturalis, but then again i don't know much about margie babies
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Post by apple on Jan 6, 2006 18:47:46 GMT
Spectacular!
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Post by LisaLQ on Jan 6, 2006 19:05:05 GMT
Paul that baby is beyond gorgeous. My baby is eating and growing ;D oh btw, I'll be selling her in spring (lisa, u want her?) Yes please! If that's ok? |
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Post by LisaLQ on Jan 6, 2006 19:07:40 GMT
doubt it, look at the apex bright pink, most likely suturalis, but then again i don't know much about margie babies That was Paul's one  Hey now, come to think of it, I should really find someone with a suturalis as company......cough cough...ahem.... |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2006 9:56:25 GMT
Paul that baby is beyond gorgeous. My baby is eating and growing ;D oh btw, I'll be selling her in spring (lisa, u want her?) Yes please! If that's ok? ok we'll sort it out next april |
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Post by LisaLQ on Jan 7, 2006 19:36:02 GMT
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Post by LisaLQ on Feb 6, 2006 14:43:58 GMT
Hows bubby margie doing Mike?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2006 18:12:57 GMT
Its ok. hasnt grown much but i put some nice new cuttlefish in yesterday.
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Post by LisaLQ on Feb 8, 2006 15:55:06 GMT
Aw bless, hope he picks up soon.
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and i was surprised it hatched in dry substrate but unfortunately i accidentally damaged the edge of the shell and some coir got stuck up there but anyway the snails moving around but havent seen it eat yet. i put her in the capillary matting baby tank. 
One of my first adults was dead on arrival and another had the mantle collapse. I was beginning to think this is the end of this line, and they were wild-caught in Cameroon so we known something about them. My first clutch didn't hatch and I now suspect it is because I moved the eggs. This is from the 2nd batch which I left alone and I've just found a new clutch laid on the surface. Only 1 baby so far but I hope they'll be plenty to share. Usually it seems suturalis are very similar to other margies but these are very different.
lol
Gorgeous!!! 
