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Post by thegreatloofa on Sept 17, 2005 11:17:26 GMT
I've taken some picture of some of my GALS' shells that have been damged by those fatter mites that live in the soil. I don't know how they do the damage but it can certainly be serious so watch out if you get them.  This is a dimidiata with very minimum damage. My dimidiata and fulica seem to be more resistant to the mites than other snails.   These are two of my smithii with, I'm sorry to say, pretty typical damage  . You can see on the first pic where the newest shell growth hasn't got as much damage as before. This is very close to what Colin had (if you remember) but he rasped off the affected shell growth instead of letting it become too damaged.  This is heavy damage on one of my panthera's shell  . The yellowing edge of the shell is indicative of it being affected by mites. All of my GALS, and the majority of my natives (which haven't shown any noticeable damage to their shells) are now on capillary matting to try and beat this problem. I hope this helps! |
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Post by anjieburdett on Sept 17, 2005 11:33:09 GMT
I've got 2 baby margies and their shells are growing like that - no mites in there though. Are you sure its them doing the damage?
Anjie,x.
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Post by thegreatloofa on Sept 17, 2005 11:43:36 GMT
I've got 2 baby margies and their shells are growing like that - no mites in there though. Are you sure its them doing the damage? Anjie,x. Well it started when I first noticed they had mites and just about stopped when I moved them into quarantine, that may be slightly circumstantial but nothing else fits... All my GALS have some kind of damgage like this, how bad is it on your margies? |
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Post by anjieburdett on Sept 17, 2005 12:26:38 GMT
I'll get a pic when i feed them later on. And have a good look for mites!! ;D Haven't seen any though and i usually notice them if they are there.
Anjie,x.
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Post by copigeon on Sept 17, 2005 12:31:29 GMT
The pictures of the dimidiata is the same damage apple snails get, if it is mite related then its not just mites that cause it. A split/bad shell growth near the whorl which contines to spread along the whorls edge as the snail grows so you end up with exposed tissue when really bad.
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Post by Arno on Sept 17, 2005 14:20:17 GMT
The yellow edge on the shell is actually new shell growth (at least it is with my snails)before it darkens to the real color.The white areas could be the snail rasping its own shell,or other snails rasping it?
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Post by natrat84 on Sept 17, 2005 16:21:17 GMT
New shell appears yellow on my snails too, well the bigger ones. I have a baby margie with damage a bit like that but I have never seen mites on any of the snails, and he's the only one in a tank of 13 to be affected. He simply likes the taste of his own shell  But I'm beating it.. slowly  Nat  |
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Post by thegreatloofa on Sept 17, 2005 18:14:22 GMT
So, it can happen without mites aswell?
If my snails fix this soonish now they are all out of tubs with soil in I think I can put it down to the mites. Possably they are allergic or something to them, as the mites dont affect my natives at all. Perhaps these mites are also native to Britain so they have devoloped a resistance to them?
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Post by Annelie on Sept 18, 2005 19:39:03 GMT
The pantheras shell reminds very much of how my margies used to look before. I can get some pics later if you want, I'm at the wrong computer at the moment. Anyway, they started growing good looking shell later and repaired it. Now I can't even see where the damage was! |
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Post by thegreatloofa on Sept 19, 2005 10:58:14 GMT
Anyway, they started growing good looking shell later and repaired it. Now I can't even see where the damage was! Good, it isn't permanent then! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2005 13:09:26 GMT
don't worry most of my snails have had this happen to them sometime in their life. its fine they grow out of it. people worry too much here  |
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Post by Arno on Sept 19, 2005 16:14:17 GMT
don't worry most of my snails have had this happen to them sometime in their life. its fine they grow out of it. people worry too much here Hmm...wasn't somebody worrying about some Tigereggs lately,I wonder who that was lol |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2005 16:35:42 GMT
yar but no but yar but no but i promised so many people them if they dont hatch itll be awful. and 2 weeks is a long time ya know...
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Post by Paul on Sept 19, 2005 17:30:18 GMT
I have one ventricosa that ate its shell along the suture, which caused that piece to break off. There are definitely no mites though, on the snail or in the poo. I'm not sure this problem is always mite related. Perhaps it is indirectly caused by mites.
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Post by anjieburdett on Sept 19, 2005 20:28:41 GMT
Hmm...wasn't somebody worrying about some Tigereggs lately,I wonder who that was lol[/quote]
Round one to Arno there me thinks ;D ding ding round 2 lol
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Post by alexc1981 on Sept 21, 2005 12:53:32 GMT
My dimidiata has been nibbling on his shell. Not always in the same place. There isnt really and damage to speak of at the moment. I can't see any mites so I can't think why he does it.
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. You can see on the first pic where the newest shell growth hasn't got as much damage as before. This is very close to what Colin had (if you remember) but he rasped off the affected shell growth instead of letting it become too damaged.
. The yellowing edge of the shell is indicative of it being affected by mites.
But I'm beating it.. slowly 
