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Post by Paul on Nov 28, 2005 10:30:39 GMT
This morning I found some eggs in my small snail tank, 2 batches - probably about 20 eggs in each. They are absolutely huge at 6mm each. That is impressive for snails less than 5cm in size.
There are only 2 species in there they could be from, Helix pomatia and Helix lucorum. I've read on a few sites that pomatia eggs are only 2mm in size and I can't find any info for lucorum. So I'm wondering, from those of you who have had pomatia eggs (coz I assume no-one has had lucorum eggs yet), what size are they?
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Post by Paul on Nov 28, 2005 10:34:24 GMT
Ignore that, I've just found 6mm mentioned on Mike's website so they must be pomatia eggs. Finally, they've laid!!
I've been waiting because I'm gonna start a little colony in my back yard.
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Post by sezzy5889 on Nov 28, 2005 10:47:30 GMT
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! me want some! mine died from a genetic problem!
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Post by Paul on Nov 28, 2005 11:07:02 GMT
I can spare a few in spring no worries....
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Post by sezzy5889 on Nov 28, 2005 11:08:38 GMT
OoOo yay, thank you :-)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2005 16:23:03 GMT
yeh 6mm thats right.
wow my website has more than 3000 visitors!
anyway paul could i possibly have one or two in the spring please? my ones are ok in the shed (i think) but i just love this species so much ;D well done for breeding them
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Post by Paul on Nov 28, 2005 21:47:28 GMT
anyway paul could i possibly have one or two in the spring please? Sure, I just hope they all hatch. I have 5 Helix pomatia so I think 2 have laid, hopefully the other 3 will lay also, maybe even another clutch all round. I hope so because I'm intending to hatch as many as they lay. I also really like this species ;D |
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Post by section8angel on Nov 28, 2005 22:12:31 GMT
Well done Paul. Been sneaking viagra in with their food then?!  |
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Post by sezzy5889 on Nov 28, 2005 22:28:24 GMT
they are really cute! :-)
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